The Moosup River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It flows approximately .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 The river is named after the Native American sachem Maussup.
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 American Rivers Blog "11 Dam Removal Projects to Watch This Summer." , accessed November 26, 2015 and on September 29, 2015, the Griswold Rubber dam in Connecticut was removed.American Rivers Facebook post on September 29, 2015 with three photos." , accessed November 26, 2015
Crossings Below is a list all crossings over the Moosup River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. StateCountyTownCarryingRIProvidenceFosterHarrington RoadMoosup Valley RoadKentCoventryBarbs Hill Road RI 14CTWindhamSterlingDeerfield Drive CT 14A CT 14Plainfield CT 14Barber Hill RoadRiver StreetPond StreetSouth Main Street I-395 CT 12Water StreetBlack 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
See also List of rivers in Rhode Island List of rivers in Connecticut Moosup River Site (RI-1153)
References
Maps from the United States Geological Survey