Eightmile River
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The East Branch of the river begins 1/10 of a mile west of the junction of Route 85 and Witch Meadow Road, about 1 mile north of Salem, Connecticut. A popular paddling route begins about 3 miles southwest of Salem along Darling Road about a half mile southwest of the junction of White Birch Road. Most of the route is whitewater reaching Class III-IV at its most difficult with some flatwater and quickwater between the rapids. A take-out can be found at the Route 156 bridge just before the river's confluence with the main branch of the Eightmile River.
Gallery
East Haddam
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Chapman Falls in Devil's Hopyard State Park.
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View from the covered bridge in Devil's Hopyard State Park.
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Covered bridge across the Eightmile River in Devil's Hopyard State Park`.
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Eightmile River at Jones Hill Road bridge.
Lyme
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Moulson Pond and Rathbun Dam from Mount Archer Road.
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The bridge at Mount Archer Road.
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The Eightmile River above Joshuatown Road.
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Eightmile River below Joshuatown Road bridge.
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A view of Hamburg Cove from Cove Road.
Tributaries of the Eightmile River (from source to mouth)
East Haddam tributaries
Begin at Pecks Meadow Pond outlet dam:
- An unnamed stream, joins the river from the north, southeast of Pecks Meadow Pond.
- An unnamed stream, joins the river from the south, east of Wickham Road.
- An unnamed stream, joins the river from the north, south of Geoffrey Road.
- An unnamed stream, joins the river from the north, west of Early Road.
- An unnamed stream, joins the river from the south, east of Hopyard Road.
- Early Brook, joins the river from the northeast, west of Salem Road.
- Lake Hayward Brook, joins Eightmile River from the east.
- Unnamed stream joins the river from the east, north of Foxtown Road.
- Unnamed stream joins the river from the east at Chapman Lake, south of Foxtown Road.
- Muddy Brook joins the Eightmile River from the west, east of Hopyard Road.
- Unnamed stream joins the river from the west, east of Hopyard Road near Mitchell Road.
- Burnhams Brook joins the Eightmile River from the east, just east of Hopyard Road.
- Hedge Brook joins the Eightmile River from the west, east of Hopyard Road.
- Strongs Brook joins the Eightmile River from the east at the river’s intersection with Route 82.
- Unnamed stream joins the Eightmile River from the west at the river’s intersection with Route 82.
Lyme tributaries
- Eightmile River East Branch joins Eightmile River from the east, south of the intersection of routes 156 and 82, Lyme, CT.
- Cranberry Meadow Brook enters Eightmile River from the west, south of the intersection of routes 156 and 82, Lyme, CT.
- An unnamed stream enters Eightmile River from the west, north of Macintosh Road, and opposite the town library.
- A small, unnamed stream enters Eightmile River from the north west at Moulson Pond, after crossing Macintosh Road.
- Beaver Brook enters Eightmile River from the north east at Moulson Pond, after crossing Route 156.
- Falls Brook enters Hamburg Cove from the east, at Cove Road.
See also
References
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed April 1, 2011
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External links
- Connecticut Explorer's Guide Online paddling maps of Eightmile River
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