South Branch Trout River

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South Branch Trout River
Location
CountryUnited States
State Vermont
County Lamoille County, Franklin County, Vermont
Physical characteristics
SourceUnidentified Lake
  location Lamoille County
  coordinates 44°47′49″N72°37′26″W / 44.797°N 72.624°W / 44.797; -72.624
Mouth Trout River
  location
Montgomery
  coordinates
44°52′41″N72°36′43″W / 44.878°N 72.612°W / 44.878; -72.612 Coordinates: 44°52′41″N72°36′43″W / 44.878°N 72.612°W / 44.878; -72.612
Length6.0 km (3.7 mi)
Basin features
Progression Trout River, Missisquoi River, Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), Richelieu River, Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) Unidentified brook, discharge of a lake, unidentified brook, Tamarack Brook, 6 unidentified brooks.
  right(upstream) 7 unidentified brook, Pacific Brook, 2 unidentified brooks.

The South Branch Trout River is a tributary of the Trout River, flowing successively in Belvidere and in Montgomery, in Lamoille County and in Franklin County, in northern Vermont in the United States.

Contents

The valley of the South Branch Trout River is served by South Main Street (VT 118) passing on the eastern shore of the river.

The surface of the South Branch Trout River is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.

Course

The South Branch Trout River rises at an unidentified Lake (length: 0.35 km (0.22 mi); altitude: ) in Lamoille County. This lake is encased between the mountains.

From its source, the South Branch Trout River flows over 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) mainly in forested and mountainous, and following more or less the route 118, with a drop of , according to the following segments:

The mouth of the Trout River is emptying on the southwest shore of Trout River on the south side of Montgomery Center. From there, the current goes generally northwest on 9.1 km (5.7 mi) following the Trout River; then, westward on 66.3 km (41.2 mi) up to eastern shore of Lake Champlain. [1]

Toponymy

The toponym "South Branch Trout River" was registered on October 29, 1980 in the USGS (US Geological Survey). [2]

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