Hubbard River

The Hubbard River, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) long,[1] is part of the Farmington River watershed. It flows through Connecticut and Massachusetts.[2]

Hubbard River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationjunction of Babcock Brook and Hall Pond Brook Tolland, Massachusetts
  coordinates42.0816°N 72.9737°W / 42.0816; -72.9737
Mouth 
  location
Barkhamsted Reservoir,
Hartland, CT
  coordinates
42.0292°N 72.9356°W / 42.0292; -72.9356
  elevation
528 feet (161 m)
Length4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Basin features
ReferencesU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hubbard River

The river is a main feature of Massachusetts's Granville State Forest where it drops 450 feet (140 m) in 2.5 miles (4.0 km). It is named for Samuel Hubbard, the English colonist who came to the area, operating a saw mill near the river in 1749.[2] The river heads in Tolland, Massachusetts, at the junction of Babcock Brook and Hall Pond Brook, then flows southeast across Granville, Massachusetts to Barkhamsted Reservoir in the town of Hartland, Connecticut.[3]

Tributaries

  • Babcock Brook, Hall Pond Brook, Halfway Brook and Pond Brook

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. Granville State Forest, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hubbard River


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