The Pomperaug River is a
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accessed April 1, 2011 river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in the US state of
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
. The two main tributaries to the Pomperaug are the
Nonnewaug River and the
Weekeepeemee River; their confluence forms the Pomperaug and
Woodbury developed here. The river flows through Woodbury and the Town of
Southbury, where it empties into the
Housatonic River
The Housatonic River ( ) is a river, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United ...
at
Lake Zoar. The name of the river is from a local Native American language, likely Paugussset.
The locality of Pomperaug in Woodbury takes its name from the river. The Pomperaug is the namesake for the nearby
Pomperaug High School.
Several districts that developed along the river have now been designated as historic: Woodbury Historic District 1, Woodbury Historic District 2, the
Russian Village Historic District and the
South Britain Historic District.
See also
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List of Connecticut rivers
References
External links
Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition
Rivers of Litchfield County, Connecticut
Rivers of New Haven County, Connecticut
Rivers of Connecticut
Tributaries of Housatonic River
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