Mettawee River

The Mettawee River (sometimes spelled "Mettowee River"^[1]) is a tributary of Lake Champlain in western Vermont and eastern New York in the United States. From its source at the southern slopes of Dorset Mountain, Vermont, the river flows southwards for 17 miles, flowing through Mettawee Valley in Vermont and passing the town of Granville, New York before emptying into Lake Champlain.^[2] It has a drainage basin of 167 square miles, with an average discharge of 254 cubic feet (7.2 m³) per second.^[3]^[4]

The river is a popular attraction for rapids and kayaking.

History

The Mettawee River got its name from the Algonquin tribe living alongside the river, although its exact origin is unknown. Suggestions of the name origin include being from an Algonquin language meaning “furthest away,” a derivation from the Massachusett language for "poplar tree," or from Abenaki for the junction of two rivers.^[5]

References

^ "NYVTmedia". NYVT Media. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ "Poultney - Mettawee Watersheds (December 1999)" (PDF). Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (.gov). December 1999. Retrieved November 20, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 04280450 METTAWEE RIVER NEAR MIDDLE GRANVILLE NY". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ "USGS Surface Water data for USA: USGS Daily Statistics". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ Bushnell, Mark (2021-08-01). "Then Again: Europeans obliterated most of Vermont's original place names". VTDigger. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

External links

Mettawee River - Granville Area Chamber of Commerce

43°32′02″N 73°24′12″W / 43.53389°N 73.40333°W / 43.53389; -73.40333

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[1] "NYVTmedia". NYVT Media. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[2] "Poultney - Mettawee Watersheds (December 1999)" (PDF). Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (.gov). December 1999. Retrieved November 20, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 04280450 METTAWEE RIVER NEAR MIDDLE GRANVILLE NY". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[4] "USGS Surface Water data for USA: USGS Daily Statistics". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[5] Bushnell, Mark (2021-08-01). "Then Again: Europeans obliterated most of Vermont's original place names". VTDigger. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

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v t e Rivers of Vermont by drainage system
Connecticut River Watershed	Black River Connecticut River Deerfield River Fall River Green River Halls Stream Leach Creek Moose River Nulhegan River Ompompanoosuc River Ottauquechee River Passumpsic River Rock River Saxtons River Utley Brook Waits River Wells River West River Whetstone Brook White River Williams River Winhall River
Hudson River Watershed	Batten Kill Hoosic River Walloomsac River
Saint Lawrence River Watershed	Barton River Black River Brownington Branch Browns River Coaticook River Cold River Clyde River Jail Branch River Johns River Lamoille River Lemon Fair River Mad River Mettawee River Mill River Missisquoi River Otter Creek Pherrins River Poultney River Rock River Stevens Branch Tomifobia River Willoughby River Winooski River

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