The Pherrins River is a tributary of the Clyde River , flowing in Essex County and Orleans County in northern Vermont in United States .
6-642: The valley of the river Pherrins is a convenient passage for connecting the Island Pond to the Norton Pond which is the head of water of the Coaticook River flowing to the northeast across the border of Quebec and Vermont . The source of the river is located in the area of Warren's Gore, Vermont , on the northwest flank of Bluff Mountain in Essex County, Vermont . This source is located at: From its source,
12-604: A forested and agricultural valley. A railway and Vermont Route 114 follow the river on the east side. After crossing the international border, the river enters the municipality of Coaticook and flows generally north through: North of Waterville the Coaticook joins the Massawippi River from the south, 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Rivière aux Saumons and 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) upstream from
18-634: The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of US federal government. Coaticook River 45°05′24″N 74°11′07″W / 45.09000°N 74.18528°W / 45.09000; -74.18528 The Coaticook River is a north-flowing river rising in Vermont , United States , and located primarily in the Estrie region of Quebec , Canada . The mouth of the river is located north of Waterville and south of Lennoxville , near
24-574: The river Pherrins flows on 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) according to the following segments: The Pherrins River empties on the Northwest shore of the Clyde River at 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) downstream from the mouth of the Island Pond in the area of Brighton, Vermont . This confluence is located on the west side of Island Pond . The toponym "River Pherrins" was formalized on October 29, 1980, at
30-854: The southern border of the city of Sherbrooke , at the Massawippi River . Via the Massawippi and the Saint-François River , it is part of the St. Lawrence River watershed. The name for the Coaticook River comes from the Abenaki name koatikeku which means "River of the land of the white pine ". White pines were common in the surrounding region and the nearby upper Connecticut River valley. Names such as Coös , as in Coös County, New Hampshire , are derivative from this type of tree. The toponym "Coaticook River"
36-688: Was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec . The source of the Coaticook River is Norton Pond (length 4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi), altitude 407 meters (1,335 ft)), in Essex County, Vermont , south of the Canada–US border . The valley holding this lake continues south across a low height of land, draining via the Pherrins River into the Clyde River at Island Pond, Vermont . The Coaticook River flows northward 6.8 kilometers (4.2 mi) on American territory, crossing
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