Quinnipiac River
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For the river from Norwich, CT, see Quinebaug River.
The Quinnipiac River (/ˈkwɪnəˌpi.æk/ KWIH-nə-pee-ak) is a 45.5-mile (73.2 km)[4] long river in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut.
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Connecticut |
Region | New Haven, Hartford |
District | North Haven, Wallingford, Cheshire, Southington, Plainville |
Cities | New Haven, Meriden |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Deadwood Swamp |
• location | Farmington, Connecticut, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States |
• coordinates | 41°41′42″N 072°48′55″W[2] |
• elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
Mouth | New Haven Harbor, New Haven, Connecticut |
• location | Long Island Sound, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States |
• coordinates | 41°17′58″N 072°54′14″W[2] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 45.5 mi (73.2 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 414 cu ft/s (11.7 m3/s) (estimate)[3] |
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The river rises in West Central Connecticut from Dead Wood Swamp near the city of New Britain. It flows roughly southward to Plainville, Southington, and Cheshire, west of the city of Meriden, through Wallingford and Yalesville, North Haven, and flows into New Haven Harbor, an inlet of Long Island Sound, east of downtown New Haven.