Titicus River

General data

Water type: River
Progression: Muscoot Reservoir -> Croton River -> Hudson River -> Upper New York Bay -> Lower New York Bay -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Description

The Titicus River is an 13.7 km river in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York that drains into the Titicus Reservoir, part of New York Citys water supply system. Part of both the Croton River watershed and the systems Croton Watershed, has a 62 km2 drainage area. It is one of the few rivers with headwaters in Connecticut that is part of the system. The source of the river is in Ridgefield, Connecticut. About one mile down stream, the stream marks the southern boundary of the Kiahs Brook Reserve. Another 0.5 miles downriver, it joins with Kiahs Brook, and then runs fairly close to Route 116. Once past the New York border, the Titicus River still runs close to New York 116 until emptying into the Titicus Reservoir. After the Titicus Reservoir, it runs another 0.5 miles, under I-684, and drains into the Muscoot Reservoir.

Titicus River

General data

Description

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Titicus Reservoir

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