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词条 Coginchaug River
释义

  1. Canoeing

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

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| image = Coginchaug_River_at_Guilford-Durham_Line.jpg
| image_caption = Looking south at the Guilford-Durham line.
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| subdivision_name1 = United States
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| subdivision_name2 = Connecticut
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| subdivision_name5 = Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Guilford
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| mouth = Mattabesset River
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The Coginchaug River in Connecticut, with a watershed including 39 sq mi of forests, pastures, farmland, industrial, and commercial areas, is the main tributary of the Mattabesset River. It is 16.1 mi long, and the river flows northwards from a point approximately 1.8 mi south of the Durham line in Guilford, Connecticut into Durham and then Middlefield, meeting the Mattabesset in Middletown,[1] about {{convert|0.8|mi}} upstream[2] of the Connecticut River. The name "Coginchaug" comes from a local Native American name for the Durham area and it was the original name for the town. It has been said to mean "The Great Swamp", and is a reference to the meadows found in the central part of town.

In 2006, the Coginchaug was among Connecticut's 85 waterways cited{{By whom|date=January 2010}} to be of "lower quality", in view of the elevated levels of bacteria, including E. coli. Currently, efforts are being made by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to reduce the number of bacteria introduced into the river from untreated sewage, sanitary sewer overflow, agricultural runoff, leaking septic tanks, etc.[1]

Canoeing

The river has become a popular canoeing route. In 2006, it was considered[3] safe for canoeing, though it is not safe for in-water activities like swimming{{Verify source|date=February 2018}}. Flowing from Myer Huber Pond, it runs slowly through thick swamps which stretch over {{convert|3|mi|0}} and are likely to be impassable except immediately after heavy rains.{{Verify source|date=January 2010}} The main paddling route starts at Route 147 and continues downstream, north, through additional slow-moving waters and a swamp. There are many{{Vague|date=January 2010}} portages, including those at six dams and at Wadsworth Falls, the only major waterfall. Class II whitewater is possible before it flows into the tidal marsh of the Mattabesset River.

See also

  • List of rivers of Connecticut

References

{{Portal|Connecticut}}
1. ^{{cite news | first = Keith | last = Griffin | authorlink = | author = | coauthors = | title = Monitoring the Coginchaug River for a better future | url = | work = Middlesex County Advertising Supplement | publisher = The Hartford Courant | pages = | page = 9 | date = April 25, 2007}}
2. ^[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=41.573077,-72.651815&daddr=&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=41.570284,-72.652116&sspn=0.020709,0.026565&ie=UTF8&ll=41.575774,-72.656279&spn=0.010354,0.013282&z=16 "Google Maps" for lower reaches of Coginchaug & Mattabesset, and adjacent portion of the Connecticut]
3. ^http://ctrivers.wikispaces.com/Coginchaug+River

External links

  • Connecticut Explorer's Guide, online paddling map of the Coginchaug River
{{Rivers of Connecticut}}

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