Lamoille River

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Lamoille River
Lamoille River at Wolcott

Lamoille River at Wolcott

Data
Water code US1461856
location Vermont (USA)
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Rivière Richelieu  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Horse Pond
44 ° 36 ′ 57 "  N , 72 ° 12 ′ 28"  W.
Source height 410  m
muzzle Lake Champlain Coordinates: 44 ° 36 ′ 56 "  N , 73 ° 14 ′ 52"  W 44 ° 36 ′ 56 "  N , 73 ° 14 ′ 52"  W
Mouth height 29  m
Height difference 381 m
Bottom slope 2.8 ‰
length 136 km
Catchment area 1807 km²
Discharge at East Georgia gauge ( ) A Eo : 1756 km²
MQ 1930/2012
Mq 1930/2012
36 m³ / s
20.5 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Browns River
Right tributaries Wild Branch , Gihon River , North Branch, Lamoille River
Reservoirs flowed through Lamoille River Reservoir , Lake Lamoille , Arrowhead Mountain Lake
Communities Hardwick , Wolcott , Morrisville , Johnson , Jeffersonville , Cambridge , Fairfax , Milton

The Lamoille River is a tributary of Lake Champlain in the US state of Vermont .

River course

It has its origin in the Green Mountains in the small lake Horse Pond . From there it flows in a predominantly westerly direction through Vermont. He passes the following places: Hardwick , Wolcott , Morrisville , Johnson , Jeffersonville , Cambridge , Fairfax and Milton . Major tributaries are the Gihon River and North Branch Lamoille River - both from the right. The Lamoille River Reservoir , Lake Lamoille and Arrowhead Mountain Lake are located along the river . The Lamoille River flows into Lake Champlain after 136 km north of Malletts Bay . Its catchment area covers 1807 km².

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Lamoille River in the downstream direction with the area of ​​their catchment areas:

Covered bridges

The following covered bridges are located along the river :

Web links

Commons : Lamoille River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. Horse Pond in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  2. Lamoille River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. a b vtwaterquality.org (PDF)
  4. ^ VT DEC: Lamoille River Basin Planning
  5. USGS 04292500 LAMOILLE RIVER AT EAST GEORGIA, VT