Otter Creek (Vermont)
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Otter Creek is the longest river entirely contained within the borders of Vermont.[2][3] Roughly 112 miles (180 km) long, it is the primary watercourse running through Rutland County and Addison County. The mouth of the river flows into Lake Champlain.
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Otter Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
Counties | Bennington, Rutland, Addison |
Towns/Cities | Wallingford, Rutland, Brandon, Middlebury, Vergennes |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Peru, Vermont |
• coordinates | 43.28024°N 72.97545°W / 43.28024; -72.97545 |
• elevation | 2,500 ft (760 m) |
Mouth | Fort Cassin Point, Lake Champlain |
• location | Ferrisburgh |
• coordinates | 44.2256084°N 73.3248477°W / 44.2256084; -73.3248477 |
• elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Length | 112 mi (180 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Middlebury |
• average | 1,044 cu ft/s (29.6 m3/s)[1] |
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Settled by indigenous peoples at least 10-11,000 years ago, the river was an important economic region for indigenous people before European settlement.[4] The river became an important economic region for settlers, who took advantage of the river for agriculture and industry through the 18th and 19th centuries.