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River in New York, Connecticut
Silvermine River
Mill pond along the river in the Silvermine neighborhood
Map of the Silvermine River watershed
Location
United StatesNew York, Connecticut
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Branch Silvermine River
 • locationjust east of Flat Rock Drive
 • coordinates41°15′18″N 73°30′50″W / 41.255°N 73.514°W / 41.255; -73.514
 • elevation700 feet (210 m)
2nd sourceEast Branch Silvermine River
 • locationpond northwest of Whipstick Rd and Nod Rd
 • coordinates41°16′08″N 73°28′55″W / 41.269°N 73.482°W / 41.269; -73.482
 • elevation700 feet (210 m)
MouthNorwalk River
 • locationnorth end of Deering Pond
 • coordinates41°08′02″N 73°25′48″W / 41.134°N 73.430°W / 41.134; -73.430
Length8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Basin size59 square kilometres (23 sq mi)


The Silvermine River is an 8.4-mile-long (13.5 km) river that flows through the towns of Norwalk, Wilton and New Canaan, Connecticut. It is spanned by the 1899 Perry Avenue Bridge in the Silvermine neighborhood, and by the Silvermine River Bridge that carries the Merritt Parkway. It is a tributary of the Norwalk River which it joins at the north end of Deering Pond.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. Silvermine River Pictorial Atlas Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Norwalk River Watershed Association. Accessed 12 Feb 2011.
Rivers of Connecticut by drainage system
Long Island Sound
Black Rock Harbor
Bridgeport Harbor
Connecticut River Watershed
Housatonic River Watershed
Little Narragansett Bay
(Pawcatuck River Watershed)
Milford Harbor
New Haven Harbor
Norwalk Harbor
(Norwalk River Watershed)
Saugatuck River Watershed
Thames River Watershed
Others
Upper New York Bay
Hudson River Watershed


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