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 | |
|---|---|
 Hubbard River | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | junction of Babcock Brook and Hall Pond Brook Tolland, Massachusetts |
| • coordinates | 42°04′54″N 72°58′25″W / 42.0816°N 72.9737°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Barkhamsted Reservoir, Hartland, CT |
• coordinates | 42°01′45″N 72°56′08″W / 42.0292°N 72.9356°W |
• elevation | 528 feet (161 m) |
| Length | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Basin features | |
| References | U.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
edit- Babcock Brook, Hall Pond Brook, Halfway Brook and Pond Brook
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b Granville State Forest, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hubbard River