Moosup River facts for kids

The Moosup River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It flows approximately 23.7 miles (38.1 km).

View north of the Moosup River's Brunswick Dam and the North Main Street (CT Route 14) bridge from the Moosup Valley State Park Trail in Plainfield, Connecticut.

Course

The river rises from Clark Pond in Foster, Rhode Island. From there, it flows south through Foster and Coventry, then turns west and heads into Connecticut, flowing through Sterling and Plainfield to its mouth at the Quinebaug River.

Dam Removal

The American Rivers organization has targeted the Moosup River for dam removal to help fish to swim upstream to spawn. In late June 2014 Moosup Dam #1 in Connecticut was removed and on September 29, 2015 the Griswold Rubber dam in Connecticut was removed.

Crossings

Below is a list all crossings over the Moosup River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.

State	County	Town	Carrying
RI	Providence	Foster	Harrington Road
			Moosup Valley Road
	Kent	Coventry	Barbs Hill Road
			RI 14
CT	Windham	Sterling	Deerfield Drive
			CT 14A
			CT 14
		Plainfield	CT 14
			Barber Hill Road
			River Street
			Pond Street
			South Main Street
			I-395
			CT 12
			Water Street
			Black Hill Road

Tributaries

In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks feed the Moosup:

• West Meadow Brook
• Bucks Horn Brook
• Roaring Brook
• Vaughn Brook
• Quanduck Brook
• Angell Brook

Images for kids

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  Action Paddling The Moosup River