Connecticut River Boating Guide: Source To Sea

by Connecticut River Watershed Council

Overview

This is the all-new edition of the Connecticut River Boating Guide, the standard resource for boaters, canoeists, and kayakers. It includes thirty-two GPS-compatible maps that together map the entire length of the river. Data for  twenty-eight river reaches include information on mileage, navigability, difficulty, sources of flow information, portages, camping, USGS maps and NOAA charts, special fishing regulations, boating facilities, and more. The narrative text accompanying the maps is a mile-by-mile description of the river with detailed information on landmarks, navigational hazards, conservation, wildlife, and history. The book is authored by, and published in cooperation with, the Connecticut River Watershed Council, the leading organization devoted to management of the river and its watershed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762740970
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2007
Series:	Paddling Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	493,896
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Founded in 1952, the Connecticut River Watershed Council, with headquarters in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is the river's primary watchdog and steward "from source to sea."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
 
Preface
 
Introduction
Authors' Welcome to the River
How to Use This Guide
Boating Safety
 
The River
Map of Connecticut River Watershed
The Four Geographic Regions of the Connecticut River Valley
Geology: Grand Events in the Making of a Great River
River Dynamics and Natural Plant Communities
Connecticut River Fisheries
A Connecticut River Valley History
Animals Large and Small
 
Vermont and New Hampshire
Overview Map of Vermont and New Hampshire
1. Fourth Connecticut Lake to Murphy Dam
2. Murphy Dam to Canaan Dam
3. Canaan Dam to Colebrook
4. Colebrook to Bloomfield-North Stratford
5. Bloomfield-North Stratford to Guildhall
6. Guildhall to Gilman Dam
7. Gilman Dam to Comerford Dam
8. Comerford Dam to Woodsville
9. Woodsville to Haverhill
10. Haverhill to Orford
11. Orford to Ompompanoosuc River
12. Ompompanoosuc River to Wilder Dam
13. Wilder Dam to Cornish-Windsor Bridge
14. Cornish-Windsor Bridge to Cheshire Bridge
15. Cheshire Bridge to Bellows Falls-North Walpole
16. Bellows Falls-North Walpole to Putney
17. Putney to Vernon Dam
 
Massachusetts
Overview Map of Massachusetts
18. Vernon Dam to Turners Falls Dam
19. Turners Falls Dam to Sunderland
20. Sunderland to Northampton
21. Northhampton to Holyoke Dam
22. Holyoke Dam to Enfield
 
Connecticut
Overview Map of Connecticut
23. Enfield to Hartford
24. Hartford to Middletown
25. Middletown to East Haddam
26. East Haddam-Chester to Essex
27. Essex to the Sound (Western Shore)
28. Lyme to the Sound (Eastern Shore)
 
Appendix A: Bibliography
Appendix B: Useful Web Sites and Contact Information
Appendix C: Marinas, Outfitters, and Guides
Appendix D: The Connecticut River Watershed Council
Index
About the Authors