Wooster Island
Encyclopedia
Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River
in Orange, Connecticut
The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting.
Fishing is legal and considered safe,
though shellfishing
is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion.
The southernmost tip of the island is considered the northernmost limit of salt water in the river.
It is illegal to operate a boat from the northern to southern tip of the island at speeds greater than "Slow-No-Wake".
Housatonic River
The Housatonic River is a river, approximately long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound...
in Orange, Connecticut
Orange, Connecticut
Orange is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,233 at the 2000 census. A 2007 Census Bureau estimate puts the population at 13,813. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen.-History:...
The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting.
Fishing is legal and considered safe,
though shellfishing
Gathering seafood by hand
Gathering seafood by hand can be as easily as picking shellfish or kelp up off the beach, or doing some digging for clams or crabs, or perhaps diving under the water for abalone or lobsters....
is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion.
The southernmost tip of the island is considered the northernmost limit of salt water in the river.
Physical characteristics
41°16′50"N 73°04′58"W- The island is approximately half-way north of Great Flat Island in MilfordMilford, ConnecticutMilford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...
, and south of Two Mile Island in SheltonShelton, ConnecticutShelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,559 at the 2010 census.-Origins:Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639...
. - Elevation: ~39 feet (11.9 m)
- The water quality surrounding the island is known to contain Escherichia coliEscherichia coliEscherichia coli is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms . Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in humans, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls...
.
Transportation
All transportation to and from the island is by boat.It is illegal to operate a boat from the northern to southern tip of the island at speeds greater than "Slow-No-Wake".