Waits River
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| Origin | Groton, Vermont |
| Mouth | Connecticut River at Bradford, Vermont |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | approximately 20 mi (32 km) |
The Waits River is a river, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in eastern Vermont in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Wait's River" and as "Ma-houn-quam-mas-see."[2]
The Waits River rises in southwestern Caledonia County in the town of Groton and shortly enters Orange County, where it flows generally southeastwardly through the towns of Orange, Topsham, Corinth and Bradford, to the village of Bradford where it joins the Connecticut River.[3]
In the town of Bradford, it collects a short stream known as the South Branch Waits River, which flows eastwardly from Corinth.[3][4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Waits River
- ^ a b DeLorme (1996). Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-016-9
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for South Branch Waits River
