List of rivers of Vermont
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This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by drainage basin, and ordered from lower to higher, with the towns at their mouths:
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River flows south towards Long Island Sound in Connecticut. Flowing into it are:
Deerfield River, Greenfield, Massachusetts
Green River, Greenfield, Massachusetts
Glastenbury River, Somerset
Fall River, Greenfield, Massachusetts
Whetstone Brook, Brattleboro, Vermont
West River, Brattleboro
Rock River, Newfane
Wardsboro Brook, Jamaica
Winhall River, Londonderry
Utley Brook, Londonderry
Saxtons River, Westminster
Williams River, Rockingham
Middle Branch Williams River, Chester
South Branch Williams River
Black River, Springfield
Mill Brook, Windsor
Ottauquechee River, Hartland
Barnard Brook, Woodstock
Broad Brook, Bridgewater
North Branch Ottauquechee River, Bridgewater
White River, White River Junction
First Branch White River, South Royalton
Second Branch White River, North Royalton
Third Branch White River, Bethel
Tweed River, Stockbridge
West Branch White River, Rochester
Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich
West Branch Ompompanoosuc River, Thetford
Waits River, Bradford
South Branch Waits River, Bradford
Wells River, Wells River
Stevens River, Barnet
Passumpsic River, Barnet
Joes Brook, Barnet
Sleepers River, St. Johnsbury
Moose River, St. Johnsbury
Miller Run, Lyndonville
Sutton River, West Burke
Paul Stream, Brunswick
Nulhegan River, Bloomfield
Leach Creek, Canaan
Halls Stream, Beecher Falls
Saint-François River
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog drains north via the Magog River in Quebec to the Saint-François River at Sherbrooke. Flowing into the lake are:
Johns River, Derby
Clyde River, Newport
Pherrins River, Island Pond
Black River, Newport
Fairfield River, Fairfield
Barton River, Newport
Willoughby River, Orleans
Brownington Branch, Brownington
Massawippi River
Coaticook River, Sherbrooke, Quebec
The Tomifobia River, which straddles the Vermont-Quebec border for a few kilometers near the village of Stanstead, Quebec and eventually drains north.
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain drains into the Richelieu River in Québec, thence into the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Pike River, Venise-en-Québec, Québec
Rock River, Highgate
Missisquoi River, Swanton
Sutton River (Missisquoi River)
Brock River (Missisquoi River)
Missisquoi River North
Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord
East Branch Missisquoi River
Burgess Branch
Black Creek, Sheldon
Trout River, Berkshire
South Branch Trout River
Tyler Branch, Sheldon
Mill River, Georgia
Lamoille River, Milton
Browns River, Fairfax
Lee River, Jericho
Seymour River, Cambridge
Brewster River, Jeffersonville
North Branch Lamoille River, Cambridge
Gihon River, Johnson
Green River, Wolcott
Winooski River, Colchester/Burlington
Huntington River, Richmond
Little River, Waterbury
Mad River, Middlesex
Dog River, Montpelier
North Branch Winooski River, Montpelier
Stevens Branch, Montpelier
Kingsbury Branch, East Montpelier
Jail Branch River, Barre
La Platte River, Shelburne
Lewis Creek, Ferrisburg
Little Otter Creek, Ferrisburg
Otter Creek, Ferrisburg
Lemon Fair River, Weybridge
Little Lemon Fair River, Orwell
Dead Creek, Addison
New Haven River, Weybridge
Middlebury River, Middlebury
Leicester River, Leicester
Neshobe River, Brandon
Clarendon River, Rutland
East Creek, Rutland
Cold River, Clarendon
Mill River, Clarendon
Mettawee River, West Haven, Vermont/Whitehall, New York
Indian River, Granville
Poultney River, West Haven, Vermont/Whitehall, New York
Hubbardton River, West Haven
Castleton River, Fair Haven
Hudson River
The Hudson River in New York drains into New York Bay.
Hoosic River, Schaghticoke, New York
Walloomsac River, Hoosick, New York
Roaring Branch, Bennington
Batten Kill, Greenwich, New York
Green River, West Arlington
Roaring Branch, Arlington
See also
List of rivers of the United States
References
Sources
"Geographical Names Information System". Geographical Names Information System. United States Geographical Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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