For other uses, see Five Mile River (disambiguation).
River in Connecticut, United States
Fivemile River
Five Mile River near Danielson.
Location
Country
United States
State
Connecticut
County
Windham
Cities
Thompson, Putnam, Killingly
Physical characteristics
Source
Little Pond
42°00′53″N71°50′27″W / 42.014592°N 71.840801°W / 42.014592; -71.840801
• location
Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
• elevation
480 ft (150 m)
Mouth
Empties into Quinebaug River
41°48′06″N71°53′13″W / 41.801568°N 71.887077°W / 41.801568; -71.887077
• location
Danielson, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
• elevation
185 ft (56 m)
Length
23.5 mi (37.8 km)
Discharge
• location
Danielson, CT
The Five Mile River is a 23.5-mile-long (37.8 km) river located in Connecticut's northeast corner which flows through the towns of Thompson, Putnam, and Killingly. The original Nipmuc name was Assawaga, meaning "place between" or "halfway place". The Assawaga received its English name from the fact that the first land laid out upon it was "supposed to be about five miles from" Woodstock, Connecticut. The Five Mile is a tributary of the Quinebaug River and is part of the Thames River watershed. Its source is Little Pond (also known as Schoolhouse Pond), close to the Massachusetts border. It empties into the Quinebaug River at Danielson, near the intersection of Connecticut Route 12 and U.S. Route 6.
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