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28-531: The main stem of the river rises at the outlet of Nulhegan Pond in the eastern part of the town of Brighton, Vermont , and flows east into the town of Ferdinand . Near the eastern border of Ferdinand, the North Branch of the Nulhegan enters from the north. The main stem continues east into the northern corner of the town of Brunswick , then turns southeast upon entering the town of Bloomfield for its final descent to

56-607: A 67-foot (20 m) white spruce was chosen from the town for display as the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree . The racial make up is 95.4% White, 1.2% Asian and 3.1% from two or more races. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,260 people, 529 households, and 356 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.1 inhabitants per square mile (9.3/km ). There were 891 housing units at an average density of 17.1 per square mile (6.6/km ). There were 529 households, out of which 30.2% had children under

84-582: A dam was constructed at West Charleston. In 1929 a dam was built at Pensioner's Pond. In 1957 #11 Dam was constructed. It was located 1,000 feet (305 m) below the current hydro generation station off Clyde Street. In 1994 the #11 Dam was breached. In 1996 the #11 Dam was removed. In 2007 a fish (salmon) passage was built at the Newport Dam. Salmon fishing in Lake Memphremagog and the Clyde nearly stopped when

112-483: A family was $ 31,316. Males had a median income of $ 26,413 versus $ 23,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 12,999. About 14.9% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over. The Brighton Snowmobile Club maintains 130 miles (210 km) of trails during the winter. WVTI 106.9 broadcasts from Island Pond. Clyde River (Vermont) The Clyde River

140-594: A river of the same name in Scotland . The Route 105/114 junction to Clyde Road section of Clyde River in Vermont is 21 miles (34 km) long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-III section. It drains the water from about 146 square miles (378 km ). With the exception of three miles (5 km) of rapids near its mouth, this is a very sluggish stream, passing through in its course, several natural ponds of considerable size. Even during spring high water, there

168-640: Is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog , over 33.5 miles (54 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It is the easternmost of the four major rivers in Orleans County . It is the most powerful of the four within Orleans County, powering several turbines at damsites. It is part of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail . It was named by one of the early surveyors from his partiality to

196-585: Is barely a perceptible current. The river has its source in Spectacle Pond (length: 1.4 kilometres or 0.87 miles; altitude: 357 metres or 1,171 feet) in Brighton . The Southern part of Spectacle Pond is part of Brighton State Park. Spectacle Pond is actually a kettle . It is only 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3.0 m) deep with a thick bottom of muck. From the mouth of Spectacle Pond, the Clyde river flows on 53.9 kilometres (33.5 mi) as follows: Higher course of

224-543: Is full, or the water subsides below, when it will again change and rush out. Intermediary course of the river (segment of 26.6 kilometres (16.5 mi)) From the mouth of Pherrins River , the Clyde River flow as follow: Lower course of the river (segment of 22.4 kilometres (13.9 mi)) The Clyde River is the largest in Charleston. It runs nearly through the center of the town. Some falls of importance are found on

252-465: Is in western Essex County, bordered to the north by Warren's Gore and Averys Gore , to the northeast by Lewis , to the southeast by Ferdinand , to the southwest by Newark in Caledonia County and Westmore in Orleans County , and to the northwest by Charleston and Morgan in Orleans County. The unincorporated community of Island Pond , the main community in the town, is at the north end of

280-454: Is on a tributary which drains into Echo Lake, which in turn drains into the Clyde. It is not used for hydroelectric power. Construction of the original dam was completed in 1928. The lake has a normal surface area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km ). It is owned by Great Bay Hydro Corporation. This dam is stone, and concrete. The core is concrete. The foundation is soil. Its height is 7 feet (2.1 m) by 68 feet (21 m) long. Maximum discharge

308-496: Is then joined by an unnamed brook from Derby Pond from the north. It then empties into Clyde Pond #2 from the northeast. It exits this Pond west and into south Lake Memphremagog from the north. The mouth is just east of where US 5/Vermont 105 crosses Lake Memphremagog. Beavers populate the countryside and sometimes undercut the streamside silver maple , toppling them into the water and creating logjams . The river winds through farm country, with silver maple and alder dominating

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336-873: The Lake Memphremagog watershed, and thus part of the Saint Lawrence River basin, via the Magog and Saint-François rivers of Quebec . The east side of the town drains to the Connecticut River , mostly to the east via the Nulhegan River , but a small portion to the south via the East Branch of the Passumpsic River . The highest point in Brighton is the 2,789-foot (850 m) southern summit of Bluff Mountain, in

364-609: The Connecticut River at Bloomfield village, across from the village of North Stratford, New Hampshire . The East Branch of the Nulhegan enters from the north 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Bloomfield village. Vermont Route 105 follows the Nulhegan River from source to mouth. The river is part of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail that extends from the Adirondack Mountains to Fort Kent, Maine . The North Branch of

392-473: The Connecticut River. The total length of the East Branch is 16.5 miles (26.6 km). 44°45′04″N 71°37′58″W  /  44.75112°N 71.63266°W  / 44.75112; -71.63266 Brighton, Vermont Brighton is a town in Essex County , Vermont , United States. The population was 1,157 at the 2020 census . The town was named "Gilead" in its original grant in 1780. The town

420-423: The Nulhegan rises at the mouth of Unknown Pond in the unincorporated area of Averys Gore, Vermont , at an elevation of 2,326 feet (709 m) in a saddle between Middle Mountain to the north and Bluff Mountain to the south. The North Branch flows southeast through the west part of Lewis and the eastern corner of Brighton before entering the main Nulhegan River in the east part of the town of Ferdinand, just east of

448-403: The age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union , 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88. In

476-420: The dam was constructed. It has improved since the dam's removal. The State of Vermont stocks the river with 30,000 salmon annually. 6,000 perish immediately from predators. Of those that make the journey to Lake Memphremagog, 18,000 return to spawn. The remainder assumed to be caught by fishermen. The following dams are on tributaries (watershed) that feed into the Clyde, and not the Clyde itself: Lake Seymour

504-454: The early 19th century a mill dam constructed at Arnolds Falls. In 1883 a dam was constructed at the outlet to Lake Memphremagog. In 1918 the Newport Dam (Clyde Pond #2) was constructed. This dam was also known as Prouty Dam (after Governor Prouty ). It was 713 feet (217 m) long. This was also known as the Clyde Pond dam. The Echo Lake dam is not used for hydroelectric power. Construction

532-477: The lake of the same name in the center of the town. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town of Brighton has a total area of 53.3 square miles (138.1 km ), of which 51.9 square miles (134.3 km ) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km ), or 2.76%, is water. Island Pond, originally called "Knowlton Pond" in the 19th century to honor Luke Knowlton , who surveyed and laid out

560-424: The location known as Wenlock. The total length of the North Branch is 14.4 miles (23.2 km). The East Branch rises in the center of the town of Averill and flows briefly north and west before turning south and southeast for the majority of its course. It passes through the eastern corner of the town of Lewis, then enters the town of Bloomfield, where it joins the main stem 2.3 miles (3.7 km) upstream from

588-512: The northern part of the town. Vermont Routes 114 and 105 cross the town, joining as Derby Street through Island Pond. Route 114 leads north 16 miles (26 km) to the Canada–United States border at Norton, Vermont , and south 24 miles (39 km) to Lyndonville . Route 105 leads east 16 miles (26 km) to Bloomfield on the Connecticut River and northwest 17 miles (27 km) through Charleston to Derby Center . In 1957,

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616-403: The river (segment of 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi)) Pherrins River which is the main tributary of Clyde River, empties into the Clyde River from the north at 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) below the outlet, frequently rises quite suddenly, swelling the waters of the latter so as to reverse its current and cause it to back up into Island Pond with great force for ten hours or more, until the pond

644-402: The shoreline. Northern white cedar , an occasional willow , and a variety of shrubs line the 40-foot (12 m) wide waterway, and vegetation dips right into the water. The term "Clyde" is a popular first name with English origin. This term is also used as surname. This toponym was officialized on October 29, 1980 at Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of US federal government. In

672-481: The stream, especially the Great Falls in the western part of the town, where the descent is more than 100 feet (30 m) in 66 feet (20 m); but its current is generally slow. The Clyde River forms the principal water-course, flowing through the town from east to west. After exiting from Clyde Pond #1, it proceeds westward. It empties into Lake Salem from the south. It exits the northwest corner of this lake. It

700-408: The town, is Brighton's largest body of water. The Clyde River flows out of the north end of Island Pond and proceeds in a northwesterly direction towards Charleston . Spectacle Pond is a kettle lake just east (upstream) of Island Pond. It is only 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3.0 m) deep, with a thick bottom of muck. Most of the town, including Island and Spectacle ponds and the Clyde River, is part of

728-405: The town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 26,932, and the median income for

756-488: Was completed in 1922. It has a normal surface area of 530 acres (2.1 km ). It is owned by Great Bay Hydro Corporation. The dam is concrete. The core is homogeneous concrete. The foundation is rock. The height is 16 by 120 feet (4.9 by 36.6 m). Maximum discharge is 693 cubic feet (19.6 m ) per second. Its capacity is 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m ). Normal storage is 3,180 acre-feet (3,920,000 m ). It drains an area of 24 square miles (62 km ). In 1928

784-512: Was sold to a group consisting primarily of soldiers commanded by Colonel Joseph Nightingale and subsequently named "Random". The town's name was finally changed by the legislature to "Brighton" in 1832. The Brighton village of Island Pond gets its name from the Abenaki word Menanbawk , which literally means island pond. Brighton is part of the Berlin , NH - VT Micropolitan Statistical Area . Brighton

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