Blackberry River

River in Connecticut, United States

Blackberry River (Alternately, Blackburn River, Blackbury River, and other names) ^[1]
Blackberry River dam at Beckley Iron Furnace 41°59′38″N 73°12′10″W / 41.994017°N 73.202850°W / 41.994017; -73.202850)
• elevation	1,130 ft (340 m)

Mouth	Housatonic River
• location	North Canaan
• coordinates	(42°01′58″N 73°20′50″W / 42.032907°N 73.347326°W / 42.032907; -73.347326)
• elevation	643 ft (196 m) ^[1]
Length	9.64 mi (15.51 km)^[2]
Basin size	17,341.03 acres (7,017.67 ha) ^[3]
Width
• maximum	55 feet (17 m)^[2]
Depth
• maximum	8 feet (2.4 m)^[2]
Basin features
River system	Housatonic
Tributaries
• left	Whiting River
• right	Dunning Brook, Roaring Brook

The Blackberry River is a westward-flowing river located entirely in the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The river runs for nine miles (14 km) through the towns of Norfolk and North Canaan, where it empties into the Housatonic River. The river provided waterpower for industrial purposes from the early 1700s through the first part of the 20th century.^[4]

Watershed

The river's watershed covers approximately 17,341 acres (7,018 ha) in the Connecticut towns of Canaan, North Canaan and Norfolk, as well as a portion of New Marlborough, Massachusetts.^[5]

Historic sites

The river passes the historic Moseley House-Farm, a colonial mansion dating from 1763 in Norfolk, and the Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument in North Canaan.

References

^ ^a ^b "Blackberry River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b ^c Maccracken, Jim (2018). "Litchfield County Connecticut Stream and River Fishing & Floating Guide". Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^ "Connecticut Watersheds" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^ "The Dam at Beckley Furnace" (PDF). New England Chapters Newsletter. Society for Industrial Archeology. 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ "Blackberry River Watershed Summary" (PDF). State of Connecticut. September 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

Rivers of Connecticut by drainage system

Long Island Sound

Black Rock Harbor	Ash Creek Rooster River
Bridgeport Harbor	Pequonnock River
Connecticut River Watershed	Blackledge River Coginchaug River Connecticut River Duck River Eightmile River Falls River Farmington River Hockanum River Hubbard River Jeremy River Lieutenant River Mattabesset River Nepaug River Pameacha Creek Park River Pequabuck River Podunk River Salmon River Scantic River
Housatonic River Watershed	Blackberry River East Aspetuck River Housatonic River Konkapot River Mad River Naugatuck River Pomperaug River Rocky River Schenob Brook Shepaug River Still River Ten Mile River Whiting River
Little Narragansett Bay (Pawcatuck River Watershed)	Ashaway River Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Shunock River Wood River
Milford Harbor	Wepawaug River
New Haven Harbor	Mill River Quinnipiac River West River
Norwalk Harbor (Norwalk River Watershed)	Norwalk River Silvermine River
Saugatuck River Watershed	Aspetuck River Saugatuck River
Thames River Watershed	Basset Brook Beaver Brook Bigelow Brook Fenton River Fishers Brook Five Mile River French River Hop River Little River Merrick Brook Moosup River Mount Hope River Natchaug River Oxoboxo River Pachaug River Quinebaug River Shetucket River Thames River Willimantic River Yantic River
Others	Black Hall River Byram River Cove River Farm River Hammonasset River Indian River Mianus River Mill River (Fairfield) Mystic River Niantic River Noroton River Oyster River Rippowam River