The Trout River is a tributary of the
Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi River is a transboundary river of the east shore of Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), approximately long, in northern Vermont in the United States and southern Quebec in Canada.
It drains a rural area of the northern Green Mount ...
, flowing successively in municipalities of
Montgomery, in
Enosburg and in
East Berkshire, in
Franklin County, in northern
Vermont
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in the
United States
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.
The Trout River Valley is served by North Main Street (VT 118) passing on the northeast bank of the river. While the upper part is served by Jay Mountain Road (route 242) (north side of the river) and by Hazens Notch Road (route 58) on the south side.
The surface of the Trout River is generally frozen from mid-December to mid-March, with the exception of the rapids; however, safe circulation on the ice generally takes place from late December to early March.
Course
The Trout River rises at the confluence of Jay Brook (coming from East) and Wade Brook (coming from South-East) in
Franklin County, Vermont
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,946. Its county seat is the city of St. Albans. It borders the Canadian province of Quebec. The county was created in 1792 and organ ...
, East of
Montgomery, Vermont, at an altitude of . This source is located at the North of the
route 58 and south of
route 242 (Mountain Road).
From its source, the Trout River flows over mainly in agricultural area except the crossing of Montgomery Center and crossing the
Missisquoi & Trout Wild and Scenic River Missisquoi can mean:
Places
*Missisquoi Bay in Quebec and Vermont
*Missisquoi River, river in Quebec and northern Vermont
**Missisquoi River North, tributary of the Missisquoi River in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Ca ...
, with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* towards west, by collecting the Hannah Clark brook (coming from North-East), crossing the
route 242 (Mountain Road) in the middle of Montgomery Center, up to the mouth of
South Branch Trout River (coming from South);
* towards the northwest, following more or less the route
route 118 (North Main Street), passing south of the village of Montgomery, crossing the North Main Street, up to Black Falls Brook (coming from the north-east);
* towards the northwest, doing a loop to the southwest and crossing the North Main Street, then branching north, crossing the Longley Bridge Road, going shortly along the Main North Street (on south side), branching west in order to collect a brook (coming from southwest), then curving to northwest, entering Enosburg and doing some serpentines, up to Alder Brook (coming from East);
* at first towards the north going along with North Main Street (on the west side), doing a loop to the North after crossing the Hopkins Bridge Road, branching to the ouest, then to the northwest entering in
East Berkshire, up to the
route 118;
* towards the northwest, doing two serpentines, up to the mouth.
[River segments measured using the US National Map]
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The mouth of the Trout River is emptying on the south shore of Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi River is a transboundary river of the east shore of Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), approximately long, in northern Vermont in the United States and southern Quebec in Canada.
It drains a rural area of the northern Green Mount ...
, right downstream of a river elbow. From there, the current goes generally westward on up to eastern shore of Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain ( ; french: Lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies between the US states of New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canada, Canadian province of Quebec.
The New York portion of t ...
.[
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Toponymy
The toponym "Trout River" was registered on October 29, 1980 in the USGS (US Geological Survey).USGS
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See also
*Franklin County, Vermont
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,946. Its county seat is the city of St. Albans. It borders the Canadian province of Quebec. The county was created in 1792 and organ ...
* South Branch Trout River
*Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi River is a transboundary river of the east shore of Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), approximately long, in northern Vermont in the United States and southern Quebec in Canada.
It drains a rural area of the northern Green Mount ...
*Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain ( ; french: Lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies between the US states of New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canada, Canadian province of Quebec.
The New York portion of t ...
*Richelieu River
The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St. Lawrence. It was formerly kn ...
*List of rivers of Vermont
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by drainage basin, and ordered from lower to higher, with the towns at their mouths:
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River flows south towards Long Island Sound in Connecticut ...
References
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Rivers of Vermont
Rivers of Franklin County, Vermont
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States