The Blackledge River is a tributary of the Salmon River which courses 16.4 miles (26.4 km)[1] through eastern Connecticut in the United States.
| Blackledge River | |
|---|---|
 Looking southward at the Blackledge River from a foot bridge at the southernmost point on the border between Connecticut's Gay City State Park and Meshomasic State Forest.
  Headwaters  Mouth Beginning and end of Blackledge River in Connecticut | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | Tolland, Middlesex |
| Towns | Bolton, Hebron, Colchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sperry Pond at CT-534 (Camp Meeting Road) and French Road, Bolton, CT |
| • location | Bolton |
| • coordinates | (41°45′37″N 72°26′58″W / 41.760354°N 72.449402°W) |
| Mouth | Salmon River |
• location | Confluence of Blackledge and Jeremy Rivers, start of Salmon River Colchester |
• coordinates | (41°34′43″N 72°25′28″W / 41.578648°N 72.424413°W) |
| Length | 16.4 mi (26.4 km) |
| Basin size | 17,341.03 acres (7,017.67 ha) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Salmon |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | French Brook, Flat Brook |
| • right | Foot Sawmill Brook, Fawn Brook, Jeremy River |
Rising from Sperry Pond in Bolton, the Blackledge amasses waters from feeder creeks along its course before joining the Jeremy River in Colchester, Connecticut. Salmon River, considered a major tributary of the Connecticut River, begins at the confluence of the Blackledge and Jeremy.[2]
A popular whitewater paddling route begins at West Road about 4 miles (6 km) south of Gay City State Park. There are frequent Class I-II whitewater rapids throughout the route to the Salmon River.
Bridges
edit- Blackledge River Railroad Bridge
- Foot Bridge on Gay City State Park Red Trail (at southern border with Meshomasic State Forest)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Salmon River Watershed Rapid Bioassessment Summary Report 2008. Rep. Salmon River Watershed Partnership & Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 2009. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
41°46′23″N 72°27′11″W / 41.773°N 72.453°W