Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 212670

Location

State Connecticut

County South Central Connecticut

Feature Class Stream

Coordinates

DMS

41°10'09"N 73°06'30"W

Decimal Degrees

41.169264, -73.108442

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Dover Plains

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Cedar Beach

0.8 mi NE

Also Known As

Great River Housatonic Housatonick River Housatonuk River Housatunock River Howsatunnuck Oosotnuc Ouatonick River Ousatonic Ousatonick River Oweantenoque Oweantinock Oweantunnuck River Owsutunnuck River Paugasset River Pootatuck Potatuck River Potatunk Puttetuck Stratford River Westenhok River

Hydrography

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Description

East Branch Housatonic River and West Branch Housatonic River join to form the Housatonic River, which then flows 149 miles into Long Island Sound.

History

Indian word meaning "beyond the Mountain" (MGB 1932).

Nearby Features

Sniffens Point Cape · 0.2 mi WNW
Milford Point Cape · 0.3 mi NNW
Mary Ann Bar Bar · 0.3 mi NNW
Marine Basin Basin · 0.3 mi SW
Duck Island Island · 0.3 mi N
Crimbo Point Cape · 0.5 mi WNW
Short Beach Beach · 0.6 mi S
Selby Pond Lake · 0.8 mi W
Cedar Beach Populated Place · 0.8 mi NE
Peck Great Cove (historical) Bay · 0.9 mi WNW