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The Rippowam River is a
Image:PostcardStamfordCTMillRiverSceneNearRRSta1901TO1907.jpg, The river just south of the railroad bridge in the South End of Stamford, about 1905
File:PostcardOnTheRippowamStamfordCt1905.jpg, Rippowam River, about 1905
File:PostcardStamfordCTRippowamRiverBridgeHouses1906.jpg, River scene from a postcard mailed in 1906
The Rippowam River is a river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a County (United States), county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is the List of counties in Connecticut, most populous county in the state and was also its fastest-growing from 2010 to 2020. A ...
and Westchester County, New York (United States). It drains a watershed area of and flows for from Ridgefield to Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is a marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies predominantly between the U.S. state of Connecticut to the north and Long Island in New York to the south. From west to east, the sound stretches from the Eas ...
, which it enters in Stamford's harbor.
Streamflow in the Rippowam River is controlled by several small dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...
s. The Turn-of-River Bridge
The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It formerly br ...
, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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, crosses it. The river has been dammed to form both the North Stamford Reservoir in North Stamford, and the Laurel Reservoir on the Stamford/New Canaan border.
The lower eight miles of Rippowam River, from the North Stamford Reservoir
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to Harbor Point (Stamford)
Harbor Point is a redevelopment located in the South End of Stamford, Connecticut, in southwestern Fairfield County. Harbor Point is a transit-oriented, mixed-use development near the Stamford Transportation Center on Long Island Sound, which inc ...
, are known as "Mill River" according to the Trust for Public Land, although U.S. Geological Survey maps and documents based on them don't reflect this information. The upper part of the river, in Westchester County, is also called Mill River, as shown in USGS mapsVariant names for the Rippowam River include Mill River, Collins Brook, Mud Pond Brook, Rippowan River, Scotts Corner Brook, Stamford Mill River, Stoneford Mill River, Tomok River, and Turn River, according to the US Board on Geographic Names.
Architect Philip Johnson
Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an American architect best known for his works of modern and postmodern architecture. Among his best-known designs are his modernist Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut; the pos ...
built his Glass House
The Glass House, or Johnson house, is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut built in 1948–49. It was designed by architect Philip Johnson as his own residence. It has been called his "signature work".
The Glas ...
on the eastern slope of the Rippowam River valley in New Canaan
New Canaan () is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,622 according to the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
About an hour from Manhattan by train, the town is considered part of G ...
in the late 1940s to take advantage of the view of the valley formed by the river.
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See also
*List of rivers in Connecticut
Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound. The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective t ...
* Byram River
The Byram River is a river approximately in length,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in southeast New York and southwestern Connecticut in the United States ...
* Mianus River
The Mianus River is a river in Westchester County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the United States. It begins in the town of North Castle, New York (east of Armonk) in a series of ponds at about altitude. Flowing northeast i ...
* Norwalk River
The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 The word "Norwalk" comes from t ...
References
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