Housatonic River
| Housatonic River | |
|---|---|
The Housatonic River in Cornwall | |
Housatonic River watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut, Massachusetts |
| Counties | Fairfield, CT, Litchfield, CT, New Haven, CT, Berkshire, MA |
| City | Pittsfield, MA |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of West and East Branches Housatonic River |
| • location | Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States |
| • coordinates | 42°26′01″N 073°15′03″W / 42.43361°N 73.25083°W |
| • elevation | 959 ft (292 m) |
| Mouth | Long Island Sound |
• location | Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States |
• coordinates | 41°10′09″N 073°06′30″W / 41.16917°N 73.10833°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 149 mi (240 km) |
| Basin size | 1,948 sq mi (5,050 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stratford/Milford, CT |
| • minimum | 54 cu ft/s (1.5 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 48,600 cu ft/s (1,380 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Great Barrington, MA |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | East Branch Housatonic River, Konkapot River, Blackberry River, Shepaug River, Pomperaug River, Naugatuck River |
| • right | West Branch Housatonic River, Williams River, Green River, Salmon Creek, Ten Mile River, Candlewood Lake, Still River |
| Type | Scenic, Recreational |
| Designated | December 29, 2022 |
The Housatonic River (/ˌhuːsəˈtɒnɪk/ HOOS-ə-TON-ik) is an approximately 149 mi (240 km) long river in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about 1,950 square miles (5,100 km2) of southwestern Connecticut into Long Island Sound.