The Silvermine River is an 8.4-mile-long (13.5 km)[1] river that flows through the towns of Norwalk, Wilton and New Canaan, Connecticut. It is spanned by the 1899 Perry Avenue Bridge in the Silvermine neighborhood, and by the Silvermine River Bridge that carries the Merritt Parkway. It is a tributary of the Norwalk River which it joins at the north end of Deering Pond. [2]
| Silvermine River | |
|---|---|
 Mill pond along the river in the Silvermine neighborhood | |
 Map of the Silvermine River watershed | |
| Location | |
| United States | New York, Connecticut |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | West Branch Silvermine River |
| • location | just east of Flat Rock Drive |
| • coordinates | 41°15′18″N 73°30′50″W / 41.255°N 73.514°W |
| • elevation | 700 feet (210 m) |
| 2nd source | East Branch Silvermine River |
| • location | pond northwest of Whipstick Rd and Nod Rd |
| • coordinates | 41°16′08″N 73°28′55″W / 41.269°N 73.482°W |
| • elevation | 700 feet (210 m) |
| Mouth | Norwalk River |
• location | north end of Deering Pond |
• coordinates | 41°08′02″N 73°25′48″W / 41.134°N 73.430°W |
| Length | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Basin size | 59 square kilometres (23 sq mi) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ Silvermine River Pictorial Atlas Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Norwalk River Watershed Association. Accessed 12 Feb 2011.