Little River (Shetucket River tributary)

Little River
The Little River at Hanover Reservoir.
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Towns	Hampton, Scotland, Canterbury, Sprague, Norwich
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Hampton Reservoir, Hampton
• coordinates	41°29′33″N 72°01′58″W / 41.4925°N 72.0328°W / 41.4925; -72.0328

Mouth
• location	Shetucket River, Occum, Norwich
• coordinates	41°21′15″N 72°01′30″W / 41.3542°N 72.0250°W / 41.3542; -72.0250
Length	21.7 miles (34.9 km)
Basin size	30 square miles (78 km²)
Width
• minimum	12 feet (3.7 m)
• average	64 feet (20 m)
• maximum	240 feet (73 m)

Discharge
• location	Hanover, CT^[1]
• average	68.1 cubic feet (1.93 m³)
• minimum	24.2 cubic feet (0.69 m³), 2002 Annual Discharge
• maximum	86.2 cubic feet (2.44 m³), 1984 Annual Discharge

Basin features
Population	8,000
Tributaries
• left	Cedar Swamp Brook
• right	Downing Brook, Peck Brook
Waterbodies	Hanover Reservoir, Papermill Pond, Versailles Pond
Bridges	Route 97, US 6, Route 14, Route 138

The Little River is a river that runs through the towns of Hampton, Canterbury, Scotland, and Sprague, Connecticut. It begins at Hampton Reservoir in northern Hampton, CT and snakes its way down into the Shetucket River at the town borders of Norwich, Sprague, and Lisbon, CT^[2]^[3]^[4]

Crossings

Whole River is in Connecticut

County	Town	Crossing Name	Coordinates
Windham	Hampton	Airline State Park Trail	41°49′20″N 72°03′25″W / 41.8223°N 72.0570°W / 41.8223; -72.0570
		Kenyon Rd.	41°49′13″N 72°03′24″W / 41.8204°N 72.0568°W / 41.8204; -72.0568
		Route 97.	41°48′23″N 72°03′22″W / 41.8064°N 72.0562°W / 41.8064; -72.0562
		Old Kings Highway	41°48′14″N 72°03′28″W / 41.8039°N 72.0578°W / 41.8039; -72.0578
		Hammond Hill Rd.	41°47′35″N 72°03′02″W / 41.7930°N 72.0506°W / 41.7930; -72.0506
		N. Bigelow Rd.	41°46′49″N 72°02′42″W / 41.7802°N 72.0450°W / 41.7802; -72.0450
		E. Old Route 6	41°46′45″N 72°02′39″W / 41.7791°N 72.0443°W / 41.7791; -72.0443
		US 6	41°46′18″N 72°02′37″W / 41.7718°N 72.0436°W / 41.7718; -72.0436
		Drain St.	41°46′11″N 72°02′40″W / 41.7698°N 72.0444°W / 41.7698; -72.0444
		Sand Hill Rd.	41°45′33″N 72°02′57″W / 41.7593°N 72.0493°W / 41.7593; -72.0493
		Windham Rd.	41°44′36″N 72°03′09″W / 41.7432°N 72.0526°W / 41.7432; -72.0526
	Scotland	None
	Canterbury	Route 14	41°42′09″N 72°03′17″W / 41.7024°N 72.0548°W / 41.7024; -72.0548
		Miller Goodwin Con.	41°41′36″N 72°02′57″W / 41.6932°N 72.0492°W / 41.6932; -72.0492
		Woodchuck Hill Rd.	41°40′13″N 72°03′14″W / 41.6702°N 72.0538°W / 41.6702; -72.0538
New London	Sprague	Parkwood Rd.	41°38′50″N 72°03′38″W / 41.6472°N 72.0605°W / 41.6472; -72.0605
		Potash Hill Rd.	41°38′21″N 72°03′28″W / 41.6391°N 72.0578°W / 41.6391; -72.0578
		Route 138	41°36′54″N 72°02′32″W / 41.6150°N 72.0421°W / 41.6150; -72.0421
		Providence and Worcester RR	41°36′50″N 72°02′35″W / 41.6140°N 72.0430°W / 41.6140; -72.0430
		Riverside Rd.	41°35′59″N 72°02′44″W / 41.5998°N 72.0456°W / 41.5998; -72.0456
		Main St./Inland Rd.
	Norwich	None/ End of River	41°35′41″N 72°02′51″W / 41.5947°N 72.0474°W / 41.5947; -72.0474

References

^ "USGS Surface Water data for Connecticut: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics". nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
^ "LITTLE RIVER" (PDF). ct.gov. TOPOI. 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^ Merly, Ron (2011-12-01). Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut. Wilderness Adventures Press. ISBN 9781932098891.
^ "GNIS Detail - Little River". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

Rivers of Connecticut by drainage system

Long Island Sound

Black Rock Harbor	Ash Creek Rooster River
Bridgeport Harbor	Pequonnock River
Connecticut River Watershed	Blackledge River Coginchaug River Connecticut River Duck River Eightmile River Falls River Farmington River Hockanum River Hubbard River Jeremy River Lieutenant River Mattabesset River Nepaug River Pameacha Creek Park River Pequabuck River Podunk River Salmon River Scantic River
Housatonic River Watershed	Blackberry River East Aspetuck River Housatonic River Konkapot River Mad River Naugatuck River Pomperaug River Rocky River Schenob Brook Shepaug River Still River Ten Mile River Whiting River
Little Narragansett Bay (Pawcatuck River Watershed)	Ashaway River Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Shunock River Wood River
Milford Harbor	Wepawaug River
New Haven Harbor	Mill River Quinnipiac River West River
Norwalk Harbor (Norwalk River Watershed)	Norwalk River Silvermine River
Saugatuck River Watershed	Aspetuck River Saugatuck River
Thames River Watershed	Basset Brook Beaver Brook Bigelow Brook Fenton River Fishers Brook Five Mile River French River Hop River Little River Merrick Brook Moosup River Mount Hope River Natchaug River Oxoboxo River Pachaug River Quinebaug River Shetucket River Thames River Willimantic River Yantic River
Others	Black Hall River Byram River Cove River Farm River Hammonasset River Indian River Mianus River Mill River (Fairfield) Mystic River Niantic River Noroton River Oyster River Rippowam River

Upper New York Bay

Hudson River Watershed	Titicus River

Thames River Watershed

Tributaries

Connecticut	Basset Brook Beaver Brook Bigelow Brook Fenton River Fishers Brook Five Mile River French River Hop River Little River Merrick Brook Moosup River Mount Hope River Natchaug River Oxoboxo River Pachaug River Quinebaug River Shetucket River Thames River Willimantic River Yantic River
Massachusetts	French River Quinebaug River

Lakes

Connecticut	Ashford Lake Gardner Lake Killingly Pond Lake Chaffee Mansfield Hollow Lake Mashapaug Lake Quaddick Reservoir West Thompson Lake

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