Governor Hunt Rec. Area

On Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the longest river in New England. It forms the border between Vermont and New Hampshire, then crosses Massachusetts and Connecticut to reach Long Island Sound. The river rises at Fourth Connecticut Lake in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, and runs about 410 miles. Along the way it marks 255 miles of the New Hampshire–Vermont line and drops more than 2,480 feet before it reaches Massachusetts. Its watershed covers 11,260 square miles in five states and Quebec and is fed by 148 tributaries. In 1934 the state line was fixed at the low-water mark on the Vermont side, before the large hydroelectric dams were built. Because those dams widened the channel, Vermont's border now ranges from the shoreline itself to more than 500 feet out into the river. Moore and Comerford reservoirs flooded Fifteen-Mile Falls, and the Wilder, Bellows Falls and Vernon dams also impound the river along the Vermont shore. More about Connecticut River.

Boating rules on Connecticut River

• Headway speed within 150 feet of shore at boat launching sites in New Hampshire's jurisdiction (RSA 270:115) source
• 6 mph headway speed limit from the Ledyard Bridge in Hanover to 2,500 feet upstream; no towing of persons in that zone (RSA 270:120) source
• Headway speed for about 1,800 linear feet of river in Westmoreland, NH (SAF-C 402.151) source

Community

Where people who use Connecticut River talk about it.

• Connecticut River Conservancy Association
• Connecticut River Conservancy (Facebook page) Facebook
• Connecticut River Paddlers Trail Link
• Connecticut River - Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Agency
• Search Reddit: r/vermont Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Connecticut River, Vermont Reddit

Nearby launches

• Vernon Dam Portage · 0.2 mi · Connecticut River Reservoir
• Prospect Street Boat Launch · 1.4 mi · Connecticut River Reservoir
• Vernon Hatchery Pond Boat Launch · 1.9 mi · Vernon Hatchery Pond
• Hinsdale Town Park · 2.1 mi · Ashuelot River
• Connecticut River Boat Launch · 4.9 mi · Connecticut River
• Weatherhead Hollow Pond Boat Launch · 5.4 mi · Weatherhead Hollow Pond