River in Rhode Island and Connecticut, United States
The Moosup River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It flows approximately 23.7 miles (38.1 km).[1] The river is named after the Native American sachem Maussup.[2]
The American Rivers organization has targeted the Moosup River for dam removal to help fish to swim upstream to spawn.
In late June 2014 Moosup Dam #1 in Connecticut was removed [3] and on September 29, 2015, the Griswold Rubber dam in Connecticut was removed.[4]
Crossings
Below is a list all crossings over the Moosup River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
Tributaries
In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks feed the Moosup:
^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
^Gannett, Henry (1902). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (PDF). Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 184. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^American Rivers Blog "11 Dam Removal Projects to Watch This Summer." "11 Projects to Watch: Dam Removal Construction Season Kicks off | American Rivers". Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-11-26., accessed November 26, 2015
^American Rivers Facebook post on September 29, 2015 with three photos." [1], accessed November 26, 2015