The Scantic River (pronounced SKAN-tik) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
that flows through the states of
and
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
and is tributary to the
Connecticut River.
The Scantic River's tributaries rise in the towns of
Hampden,
Wilbraham,
East Longmeadow
East Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States situated in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. It had a population of 16,430 at the 2020 census. East Longmeadow is southeast of downtown Springfield, par ...
and
Monson in Massachusetts, and in
Stafford
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in ...
and
Somers, Connecticut
Somers is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut. The population was 10,255 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). In 2007, '' Money Magazine'' listed Somers 53rd on its "100 ...
, forming the river in the town of
Hampden, Massachusetts
Hampden is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The namesake of Hampden is John Hampden, an English patriot ...
southeast of
Springfield. The Scantic flows southwest for
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 through the towns and communities of Hampden, Massachusetts; Somers, Somersville, Scitico,
Hazardville,
Enfield,
East Windsor, Broad Brook, Scantic, South Windsor, and East Windsor Hill, Connecticut, until joining the
Connecticut River () near the East Windsor Hill community, part of
South Windsor.
There are two areas named after the river. One is a small community, part of East Windsor. The other is in the southeast section of Hampden, near the corner of Scantic Road and Rock-A-Dundee Road.
Among things named after the river are several roads, the Scantic River Valley YMCA, the Scantic River Artists, the Scantic River Watershed Assn., and many others.
See also
*
List of rivers of 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 ...
References
External links
Scantic River Watershed Associationofficial website
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Enfield, Connecticut
Rivers of Hartford County, Connecticut
Rivers of Hampden County, Massachusetts
Tributaries of the Connecticut River
Rivers of Massachusetts
Rivers of Connecticut