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11-1675: Mill River may refer to: Rivers in the United States [ edit ] Mill River (Connecticut) , in New Haven County Mill River (Fairfield, Connecticut) Mill River, in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Rippowam River Mill River (Harrington Bay) , in Washington County, Maine Mill River (Saint George River tributary) , in Thomaston, Maine Mill River (Massachusetts–Rhode Island) Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) Mill River (Springfield, Massachusetts) Mill River (Taunton River tributary) , in Taunton, Massachusetts Mill River (Otter Creek tributary) , in Rutland County, Vermont Other uses [ edit ] Mill River, New Haven , Connecticut, U.S. Mill River, Massachusetts , U.S. Mill River Historic District Mill River East, Prince Edward Island , Canada Mill River Union High School , in Clarendon, Vermont, U.S. See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Mill River Mill (disambiguation) Mill Creek (disambiguation) Mills River [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

22-413: Is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in the state of Connecticut . Centered on the city of New Haven , the state's third largest, it was carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. The New Haven neighborhoods of City Point , Long Wharf , The Annex , and East Shore lie on the northern and eastern sides, with the city of West Haven on

33-596: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mill River (Connecticut) A mill for grinding corn was built on a Quinnipiack ford near East Rock in 1642. By 1780 there were eight mills. In time the river provided power for Eli Whitney 's gun factory, now the Eli Whitney Museum . It joins the Quinnipiac River at the mouth of New Haven Harbor which opens out into Long Island Sound . The river starts in

44-514: Is under development that follows the course of the river, especially in the city of New Haven. The lower portion of the river is a fresh tidal system because of the existence of tide gates that cyclically block flow near State Street in New Haven. This section of the river is the subject of research to determine how sediments, metals, and other substances cycle through the estuary. English Station , an abandoned power plant , lies on Ball Island in

55-599: The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority . Mill River passes through Sleeping Giant State Park in northern Hamden and East Rock Park below Lake Whitney in Hamden. These are among the river's reaches that remain undeveloped and are popular spots for fishing and hiking . The USGS has maintained a gauge (01196620) near Sleeping Giant for the past 41 year to continuously monitor flow. Real time data are available here . A trail

66-509: The Mill River when a corroded sewage pipe broke. Within a week the broken pipe was replaced and city officials announced water samples from the river showed safe levels of bacteria. 41°25′15″N 72°54′12″W  /  41.42083°N 72.90333°W  / 41.42083; -72.90333 New Haven Harbor 41°16′45″N 72°55′0″W  /  41.27917°N 72.91667°W  / 41.27917; -72.91667 New Haven Harbor

77-611: The New Haven terminus of the river. There has been a study of PAHs in this section of the river. In 2018 a plan for protecting and restoring the Mill River Watershed was developed through collaboration between Save the Sound and Connecticut DEEP . The river and its watershed are stewarded by a volunteer group, the Mill River Watershed Association . In July 2020, 2.1 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into

88-427: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mill_River&oldid=981836870 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

99-406: The town of Cheshire , flows through Hamden and New Haven , and discharges into New Haven Harbor on Long Island Sound . The upper portion of the river is formed from eastern and western branches, the latter of which is sometimes called Willow Brook. The river's length is 17.4 miles (28.0 km). The river is dammed in southern Hamden to form Lake Whitney , which is operated as a reservoir by

110-472: The west. The Quinnipiac and Mill rivers converge and empty into the inlet on its north end, and the West River joins at the west (also known as West Haven Harbor). A peninsula, once known as "Little Necke" but since as Lighthouse Point after the light constructed on its tip in 1805, protects the harbor from the west. The original lighthouse was replaced in 1845 by the current Five Mile Point structure. It

121-622: Was replaced for navigation in 1877 by the offshore Southwest Ledge Light . Sperry Lighthouse (1899–1933) also served the harbor. In July 1779, during the American Revolutionary War , the peninsula was the scene of an amphibious landing by British troops. The harbor is crossed by U.S. Interstate-95 via the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge at the confluence of the Quinnipiac and mill rivers. It also can be traversed via

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