Pherrins River

Pherrins River
Pherrins River
Location
Country	United States
State	Vermont
Region	Northeast Kingdom
City	Island Pond
Physical characteristics
Source	Mountain Brook
• location	Warrens Gore, Essex County, Vermont, United States
• coordinates	44°53′45″N71°53′21″W / 44.89583°N 71.88917°W
• elevation	2,444 ft (745 m)
Mouth	Clyde River (Vermont)
• location	Island Pond, Vermont, Essex County, Vermont, United States
• coordinates	44°48′40″N71°53′21″W / 44.81111°N 71.88917°W
• elevation	1,177 ft (359 m)
Length	9.9 mi (15.9 km)
Discharge
• location	Island Pond, Vermont
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Pine brook

Last updated November 16, 2025

The Pherrins River is a tributary of the Clyde River, flowing in Essex County and Orleans County in northern Vermont in United States.

Geography

The source of the river is located in the area of Warren's Gore, Vermont, on the northwest flank of Bluff Mountain in Essex County, Vermont. This source is located at:

1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) West of a summit of the Bluff Mountain;
3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) Southwest of the summit of the Middle Mountain;
2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) Northeast of the border of Orleans County;
8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) North of Island Pond.

From its source, the river Pherrins flows on 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) according to the following segments:

1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) toward the Northwest racing down the cliff on 324 metres (1,063 ft) down to the railway crossing the valley of Pherrins River and the Coaticook River;
2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) toward the Southwest, crossing two small lakes up to the confluence of a stream (from the North);
0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) toward Southwest, up to the limit of Orleans County;
1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) toward the Southwest, collecting the waters of a mountain stream (from the Northwest) up to the Pine Brook (from the East);
2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) to the South up to the discharge of Underpass Pond (from the East);
2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the South up to the limit of Essex County;
5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the Southeast up to its confluence^[1]

The Pherrins River empties on the Northwest shore of the Clyde River at 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) downstream from the mouth of the Island Pond in the area of Brighton, Vermont. This confluence is located on the west side of Island Pond.

Toponymy

The toponym "River Pherrins" was formalized on October 29, 1980, at the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of US federal government.^[2]

References

↑ Segments river measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted)
↑ Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Toponym: "Pherrins River"

External links

http://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/tripplanner/

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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

Pherrins River

Contents

Geography

Toponymy

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