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41°06′00″N 73°24′54″W / 41.100°N 73.415°W / 41.100; -73.415

Norwalk
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRidgefield, Connecticut
 • elevation507 ft (155 m) at source to sea level at mouth
Mouth 
 • location
Long Island Sound at Norwalk, Connecticut
Length23 mi (37 km)

The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, United States, approximately 21 miles (34 km) long.[1] The word "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land".

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011

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