East Aspetuck River

River in Connecticut, United States

East Aspetuck River
Lake Waramaug looking toward Mount Bushnell and the headwaters of the East Aspetuck River 41°40′58″N 73°21′13″W / 41.6828731°N 73.3537304°W / 41.6828731; -73.3537304)
• elevation	692 ft (211 m) ^[1]

Mouth	West Branch Aspetuck River
• location	New Milford, Connecticut
• coordinates	(41°35′16″N 73°25′24″W / 41.5878724°N 73.4234548°W / 41.5878724; -73.4234548)
• elevation	203 ft (62 m) ^[2]
Length	9.9 mi (15.9 km)^[3]
Basin size	16,169.24 acres (6,543.46 ha) ^[4]
Width
• maximum	30 feet (9.1 m)^[3]
Basin features
River system	Housatonic
Gradient	50.80 fpm ^[3]

The East Aspetuck River is a 9.9-mile-long (15.9 km)^[5] river in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the United States. It flows in a southwesterly direction from its source at Lake Waramaug, in the town of Washington, through the villages of New Preston and Northville, before joining the West Aspetuck River in New Milford, a half a mile before emptying into the Housatonic River. It is a designated "wild trout management area," with special regulations in effect for its entire length.^[3]^[6]

References

^ "Lake Waramaug". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "East Aapetuck River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Maccracken, Jim (2018). "Litchfield County Connecticut Stream and River Fishing & Floating Guide". Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ "Connecticut Watersheds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
^ "Connecticut Angler's Guide" (PDF). State of Connecticut. p. 46. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

Rivers of Connecticut by drainage system

Long Island Sound

Black Rock Harbor	Ash Creek Rooster River
Bridgeport Harbor	Pequonnock River
Connecticut River Watershed	Blackledge River Coginchaug River Connecticut River Duck River Eightmile River Falls River Farmington River Hockanum River Hubbard River Jeremy River Lieutenant River Mattabesset River Nepaug River Pameacha Creek Park River Pequabuck River Podunk River Salmon River Scantic River
Housatonic River Watershed	Blackberry River East Aspetuck River Housatonic River Konkapot River Mad River Naugatuck River Pomperaug River Rocky River Schenob Brook Shepaug River Still River Ten Mile River Whiting River
Little Narragansett Bay (Pawcatuck River Watershed)	Ashaway River Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Shunock River Wood River
Milford Harbor	Wepawaug River
New Haven Harbor	Mill River Quinnipiac River West River
Norwalk Harbor (Norwalk River Watershed)	Norwalk River Silvermine River
Saugatuck River Watershed	Aspetuck River Saugatuck River
Thames River Watershed	Basset Brook Beaver Brook Bigelow Brook Fenton River Fishers Brook Five Mile River French River Hop River Little River Merrick Brook Moosup River Mount Hope River Natchaug River Oxoboxo River Pachaug River Quinebaug River Shetucket River Thames River Willimantic River Yantic River
Others	Black Hall River Byram River Cove River Farm River Hammonasset River Indian River Mianus River Mill River (Fairfield) Mystic River Niantic River Noroton River Oyster River Rippowam River

Upper New York Bay

Hudson River Watershed	Titicus River

Housatonic River Watershed

Tributaries

Connecticut	East Aspetuck River Housatonic River Konkapot River Mad River Naugatuck River Pomperaug River Rocky River Schenob Brook Shepaug River Still River Ten Mile River
Massachusetts	Housatonic River Konkapot River Schenob Brook Umpachene River

Lakes

Connecticut	Bantam Lake Burr Pond Candlewood Lake Crystal Lake Highland Lake Hop Brook Lake Lake Quassapaug Lake Waramaug Lake Zoar Twin Lakes
Massachusetts	Lake Buel Lake Garfield Lake Onota