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In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Connecticut ranked 33rd in the number of craft breweries per capita with 21. [4] For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries. [5]
Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound . The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented from downstream to upstream under each larger stream's name.
The Connecticut River Valley's central location, fertile soil, and abundant natural resources made it the target of centuries of border disputes, beginning with Springfield's defection from the Connecticut Colony in 1641, which brought the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the river.
The Oxoboxo River, / ˈ ɑː k s oʊ ˌ b ɑː k s oʊ / shown on federal maps as Oxoboxo Brook, [1] is a tributary of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut.It flows roughly 6 miles (9.7 km) in a southeasterly direction from its source at Oxoboxo Lake to its confluence with the Thames.
The Quinnipiac River (/ ˈ k w ɪ n ə ˌ p i. æ k / KWIH-nə-pee-ak) is a 45.5-mile (73.2 km) [4] long river in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut. The river rises in West Central Connecticut from Dead Wood Swamp near the city of New Britain.
Map of Connecticut highlighting the Connecticut River Estuary region. The Lower Connecticut River Valley is a region of the state of Connecticut around the juncture where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound. It includes towns in Middlesex County and the western edge of New London County. It is located in the southeastern-central part ...
The Farmington River is a 46.7 mi (75.2 km) [1] river located in northwest Connecticut, with major tributaries extending into southwest Massachusetts.> The Farmington River's watershed covers 609 square miles (1,580 km 2). Historically, the river played an important role in small-scale manufacturing in towns along its course, but it is now ...
Rivers and streams which drain the Connecticut River watershed. Pages in category "Tributaries of the Connecticut River" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.