Moosup River

The Moosup River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It flows approximately 23.7 miles (38.1 km).^[1] The river is named after the Native American sachem Maussup.^[2]

Course

The river rises from Clark Pond in Foster, Rhode Island. From there, it flows south through Foster and Coventry, then turns west and heads into Connecticut, flowing through Sterling and Plainfield to its mouth at the Quinebaug River.

Dam Removal

The American Rivers organization has targeted the Moosup River for dam removal to help fish to swim upstream to spawn. In late June 2014 Moosup Dam #1 in Connecticut was removed ^[3] and on September 29, 2015, the Griswold Rubber dam in Connecticut was removed.^[4]

Crossings

Below is a list all crossings over the Moosup River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.

State	County	Town	Carrying
RI	Providence	Foster	Harrington Road
	Providence	Foster	Moosup Valley Road
	Kent	Coventry	Barbs Hill Road
	Kent	Coventry	RI 14
CT	Windham	Sterling	Deerfield Drive
			CT 14A
			CT 14
		Plainfield	CT 14
			Barber Hill Road
			River Street
			Pond Street
			South Main Street
			I-395
			CT 12
			Water Street
			Black Hill Road

Tributaries

In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks feed the Moosup:

West Meadow Brook
Bucks Horn Brook
Roaring Brook
Vaughn Brook
Quanduck Brook
Angell Brook

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
^ Gannett, Henry (1902). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (PDF). Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 184. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^ American Rivers Blog "11 Dam Removal Projects to Watch This Summer." "11 Projects to Watch: Dam Removal Construction Season Kicks off | American Rivers". Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-11-26., accessed November 26, 2015
^ American Rivers Facebook post on September 29, 2015 with three photos." [1], accessed November 26, 2015

Maps from the United States Geological Survey

41°45′58″N 71°46′17″W / 41.765989°N 71.771322°W / 41.765989; -71.771322

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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011

[2] Gannett, Henry (1902). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (PDF). Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 184. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[MoosupDam1-3] American Rivers Blog "11 Dam Removal Projects to Watch This Summer." "11 Projects to Watch: Dam Removal Construction Season Kicks off | American Rivers". Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-11-26., accessed November 26, 2015

[GriswoldRubberDam-4] American Rivers Facebook post on September 29, 2015 with three photos." [1], accessed November 26, 2015

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