The Mettawee River (sometimes spelled "Mettowee River"[1]) is a tributary of Lake Champlain in western Vermont and eastern New York in the United States. From its source at the southern slopes of Dorset Mountain, Vermont, the river flows southwards for 17 miles, flowing through Mettawee Valley in Vermont and passing the town of Granville, New York before emptying into Lake Champlain.[2] It has a drainage basin of 167 square miles, with an average discharge of 254 cubic feet (7.2 m3) per second.[3][4]
The river is a popular attraction for rapids and kayaking.
History
editThe Mettawee River got its name from the Algonquin tribe living alongside the river, although its exact origin is unknown. Suggestions of the name origin include being from an Algonquin language meaning “furthest away,” a derivation from the Massachusett language for "poplar tree," or from Abenaki for the junction of two rivers.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NYVTmedia". NYVT Media. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Poultney - Mettawee Watersheds (December 1999)" (PDF). Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (.gov). December 1999. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 04280450 METTAWEE RIVER NEAR MIDDLE GRANVILLE NY". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for USA: USGS Daily Statistics". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Bushnell, Mark (2021-08-01). "Then Again: Europeans obliterated most of Vermont's original place names". VTDigger. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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