Aspetuck River
Encyclopedia
The Aspetuck River is a 17 miles (27.4 km) river in the U.S. state of Connecticut
. The river rises in the hills located in Huntington State Park
in Bethel
, with a watershed of approximately 430 acres (174 ha). The river flows generally southerly through Redding, Connecticut
to the Aspetuck Reservoir, the Hemlock Reservoir in Easton
and Fairfield
and finally into the Saugatuck River
. It flows through the village of Aspetuck at an average depth of 2.5 foot (0.762 m). The word Aspetuck can be translated as "river originating at the high place" in an Algonquian language
.
is a Blue-Blazed Trail
that follows the general course of the river.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. The river rises in the hills located in Huntington State Park
Huntington State Park
Huntington State Park is a state park of Utah, USA, featuring a warm-water reservoir. The park is located near the town of Huntington.Huntington Reservoir was completed in 1966 as part of an Emery County irrigation and recreation project. This warm-water reservoir supports waterskiing, fishing,...
in Bethel
Bethel, Connecticut
Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about sixty miles from New York City. Its population was 18,584 at the 2010 census. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place...
, with a watershed of approximately 430 acres (174 ha). The river flows generally southerly through Redding, Connecticut
Redding, Connecticut
Mark Twain, a resident of the town in his old age, contributed the first books for a public library which was eventually named after him.-Government:...
to the Aspetuck Reservoir, the Hemlock Reservoir in Easton
Easton, Connecticut
Easton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,490 at the 2010 census. Easton contains the historic district of Aspetuck....
and Fairfield
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
and finally into the Saugatuck River
Saugatuck River
The Saugatuck River is a river in southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It drains part of suburban and rural Fairfield County west of Bridgeport, emptying into Long Island Sound.-Description:...
. It flows through the village of Aspetuck at an average depth of 2.5 foot (0.762 m). The word Aspetuck can be translated as "river originating at the high place" in an Algonquian language
Algonquian languages
The Algonquian languages also Algonkian) are a subfamily of Native American languages which includes most of the languages in the Algic language family. The name of the Algonquian language family is distinguished from the orthographically similar Algonquin dialect of the Ojibwe language, which is a...
.
Hiking
The Aspetuck Valley TrailAspetuck Valley Trail
The Aspetuck Valley Trail is a Blue-Blazed hiking trail in the Aspetuck River Valley area of Fairfield County in the towns of Newtown, Easton and Redding Connecticut....
is a Blue-Blazed Trail
Blue-Blazed Trails
The Blue-Blazed trail system, managed by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, and the related trail systems documented in the two volume 19th Edition of the "Connecticut Walk Book" comprise over 800 miles of hiking trails in Connecticut.There are now over 825 miles of CFPA Blue-Blazed...
that follows the general course of the river.