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The Winooski River begins in the town of Cabot
and flows through Marshfield, Plainfield, East Montpelier, Montpelier,
Middlesex, Moretown, Waterbury, Duxbury, Bolton, Richmond, Jericho,
Williston, Essex, Winooski, Burlington, and Colchester before entering
Lake Champlain.
From its beginning in Cabot to the outlet in Colchester,
the Winooski River drops 1700 feet in elevation. The total length
of the Winooski River system (including its tributaries) is around
198 miles. The entire Winooski River Watershed is approximately
690,000 acres or close to 10% of the State’s total land area
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Alder Brook: begins in
Essex Center and flows through the town of Essex.
Length:10 miles.
Watershed area: 6,762 acres. |
Mill Brook: begins
in Jericho, flows through Jericho.
Length: 9.5 miles.
Watershed area: 10,350 acres. |
Waterbury (Little River):
begins in Morristown, flows through Stowe and enters
the Winooski River in Waterbury. It passes through a retention dam
built in 1938.
Length 15 miles.
Watershed area: 71,070 acres. |
North Branch (Worcester
Branch): begins in Elmore
and flows through Worcester, Middlesex, and East Montpelier and enters
the Winooski River in Montpelier. It passes through a retention dam
built after the 1927 flood.
Length: 18 miles.
Watershed area: 48,300 acres. |
Kingsbury Branch: begins
in Woodbury, flows through Calais, and enters the Winooski River in
East Montpelier.
Length: 12 miles.
Watershed area: 34,500 acres. |
Muddy Brook: Outlets
from Shelburne Pond, flows through Shelburne and follows the So. Burlington-Williston
town line to the Winooski River.
Length: 5.5 miles.
Watershed area: 16, 560 acres. |
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Jail Branch: begins
in the town of Washington, flows through the town of Orange and enters
the Stevens Branch in Barre. It passes through a retention dam built
after the 1927 flood.
Length: 16 miles.
Watershed area: 31,050 acres. |
Allen Brook: begins and flows through Williston.
Length: 10 miles.
Watershed area: 6,900 acre |
Huntington River: begins
in Fayston, flows through Buel’s Gore, Starksboro, Huntington, and
enters the Winooski River in Richmond.
Length: 20 miles.
Watershed area: 43, 470 acres. |
Mad River: begins in Granville, flows through Warren and
Waitsfield and enters the Winooski River in Moretown.
Length: 26 miles.
Watershed area: 91,080 acres. |
Dog River: begins
in Roxbury, flows through Northfield, and enters the Winooski River
in Berlin.
Length: 18 miles.
Watershed area: 60,030 acres. |
Stevens Branch: begins
in Williamstown, flows through Barre, and enters the Winooski River
in Berlin.
Length: 13 miles.
Watershed area: 82,800 acres. |
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