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The Connecticut River is a major river in the New England region of the United States. The region's longest, it flows roughly southward for 406 miles (653 km) through four states. Rising 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, it discharges into Long Island Sound between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Connecticut. Its watershed encompasses 11,260 square miles (29,200 km2), cove
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| Connecticut River | |
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 The Connecticut River seen from behind Gillette Castle in Lyme, Connecticut | |
 River map, with major tributaries | |
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| Native name | Kwenitegok (Abenaki) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Region | New England |
| State | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire |
| Cities | Springfield, Massachusetts, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fourth Connecticut Lake |
| • location | Coos County, New Hampshire, United States |
| • coordinates | 45°14′53″N 71°12′51″W / 45.24806°N 71.21417°W |
| • elevation | 2,660 ft (810 m) |
| Mouth | Long Island Sound |
• location | Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Connecticut |
• coordinates | 41°16′20″N 72°20′03″W / 41.27222°N 72.33417°W |
| Length | 410 mi (660 km) |
| Basin size | 11,260 sq mi (29,200 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Thompsonville, Connecticut |
| • average | 18,400 cu ft/s (520 m/s) |
| • minimum | 968 cu ft/s (27.4 m/s) |
| • maximum | 282,000 cu ft/s (8,000 m/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Lebanon, New Hampshire |
| • average | 6,600 cu ft/s (190 m/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Chicopee River |
| • right | White River |
| Protection status | |
| Official name | Connecticut River Estuary and Tidal River Wetlands Complex |
| Designated | October 14, 1994 |
| Reference no. | 710 |
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