The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hamphire and Vermont, through central Massachusetts and Connecticut into Long Island Sound at Fenwick, Connecticut. It has a total length of 405 miles (640 km), and a drainage basin extending over 11,250 mi˛ (29,138 km˛). The river is navigable northward to Hartford, Connecticut. Important tributaries include the Miller's, Mill, Deerfield, and Swift Rivers. (The Swift River has been largely replaced by the Quabbin Reservoir which provides water to Boston.)
History
Main article: History of ConnecticutThe river's name in derived from an Algonquin[?] Indian word and means long tidal river. The first European to see the river was the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block[?] in 1614. The first English colonist to record his visit was Edward Winslow[?] from the Plymouth Colony in 1632. In 1633 the English built at trading post on the site of Windsor, Connecticut and the Dutch built one with a fort at the site of Hartford, Connecticut. As the number of English colonists increased, the Dutch abandoned their enterprise in 1654.
At first the broad, fertile valley attracted agricultural colonies, but the volume and fall of the river contributed to the rise of manufacturing in the valley. The greatest single drop of 58 feet (17.5 meters) is at Holyoke, Massachusetts. Other important centers include Windsor and Hartford in Connecticut, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Brattleboro, Vermont.
The Connecticut River Flood Control Compact was established n 1953 in response to severe flooding.
The Clean Water Act[?] in 1965 has also had a major impact on the Connecticut River and its tributaries.
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