WEST RIVER (VERMONT)

Townshend Lake and Dam on the West River in Windham County, Vermont
Ball Mountain Lake and Dam on the West River in Windham County, Vermont

The 'West River' is a tributary of the Connecticut River, about 50 mi (80 km) long, in southern Vermont in the United States.Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Wantastiquet" and as "Waters of the Lonely Way ."[1]
The West River rises in the Green Mountains in the town of Mount Holly in southeastern Rutland County and flows southwardly through southwestern Windsor County into Windham County, where it turns southeastwardly. Along its course it flows through or along the boundaries of the towns of Weston, Londonderry, Jamaica, Townshend, Brookline, Newfane (where it collects the Rock River), and Dummerston to Brattleboro, where it flows into the Connecticut River.[2]
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams on the West cause the river to form Ball Mountain Lake and Townshend Lake, both of which were built for the purpose of flood control in 1961.[3][4] The river between Ball Mountain Lake and Townshend Lake is used for white water boating during releases from the Ball Mountain Dam (usually occurring during one weekend in April and one weekend in September).[5][6]

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★ List of Vermont rivers

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2. DeLorme (1996). ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-016-9
3. Ball Mountain Lake website
4. Townshend Lake website
5. ''Zoar Outdoor'' West River info
6. ''Rafting America'' West River info


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