The river from the Portland Street Bridge in Saint Johnsbury
Location
Country
United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location
Main stem: Lyndonville, VT West Branch: east of Crystal Lake, northeast of Sutton, VT and north of Sheffield, VT East Branch: north of East Haven, VT
• elevation
Main stem 699 feet (213 m), West Branch 968 feet (295 m), East Branch 1,010 feet (310 m)
Mouth
• location
Connecticut River at Nine Island near East Barnet, VT
• elevation
469 feet (143 m)
Length
Main stem 22.7 miles (36.5 km), West Branch 15.3 miles (24.6 km), East Branch 19.5 miles (31.4 km)[1]
Basin size
436 square miles (1,129 km2)[2]
The Passumpsic River (/pəˈsʌmpsɪk/) is a 22.7-mile-long (36.5 km)[1] tributary of the Connecticut River, in Vermont. Though primarily a Caledonia County river, it is the only river to flow through all three counties of the Northeast Kingdom.
^ abU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
The PassumpsicRiver (/pəˈsʌmpsɪk/) is a 22.7-mile-long (36.5 km) tributary of the Connecticut River, in Vermont. Though primarily a Caledonia County river...
USNS Passumpsic (T-AO-107). She was the only U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Passumpsic, after the PassumpsicRiver in Vermont. USS Passumpsic (AO-107)...
Passumpsic is a Native American word meaning "clear running water" and may refer to: The PassumpsicRiver, a tributary of the Connecticut River in Vermont...
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(August 13, 2019). "White River Junction to St. Johnsbury" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 13, 2019. "PassumpsicRiver Valley" (PDF). dec.vermont...
the end of the river fork" Lake Bomoseen (and town): (Abnaki) "keeper of ceremonial fire" Jamaica: (Natick) "beaver" PassumpsicRiver (and village): (Abnaki)...
stayed a part of the B&M, as did the Connecticut and PassumpsicRivers Railroad (as the Passumpsic Division). The Northern Railroad was leased to the Boston...
North Branch Missisquoi River, flowing in Vermont, United States, and Québec, Canada Sutton River (West Branch PassumpsicRiver tributary), in Caledonia...
It was operated until November 15, 1877, when the Connecticut and PassumpsicRivers Railroad took it over. The company was reorganized in December 1886...
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