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River in Connecticut, United States

Bantam River (Also called Cemetery Brook, Doctor Buell Brook, East Branch of Shepaug, and other names)
Bantam Lake, midway point on Bantam River SourceMouthclass=notpageimage\| Headwaters and mouth of Bantam River in Connecticut

Location
Country	United States
States	Connecticut
Towns	Goshen, Litchfield, Morris, Washington
Physical characteristics

Source	Marsh above Litchfield Reservoir
• location	Goshen, Massachusetts
• coordinates	(41°49′18″N 73°13′07″W / 41.821636°N 73.218498°W / 41.821636; -73.218498)

Mouth	Shepaug River
• location	Washington, Connecticut
• coordinates	(41°40′59″N 73°18′12″W / 41.6831514°N 73.3034508°W / 41.6831514; -73.3034508)
• elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Length	Bantam Lake Inlet: 10.88 mi (17.51 km); Bantam Lake Outlet: 7.96 mi (12.81 km)
Basin size	25,732.28 acres (10,413.48 ha)
Width
• maximum	Inlet: 25 feet (7.6 m); Outlet: 60 feet (18 m)
Basin features
River system	Housatonic
Tributaries
• right	Ivy Mountain Brook, West Branch
Gradient	37.69 fpm (Inlet); 38.42 fpm (Outlet)

The Bantam River is a two-part, southward-flowing stream located in northwest Connecticut in the United States. The full river comprises two streams that flow into and out of Bantam Lake and that are referred to as Bantam Lake Inlet and Bantam Lake Outlet. The two sections of the river enter and leave Bantam Lake at points approximately 2,800 feet (850 m) apart on the lake's north shore. The river drains an area of more than 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) in the towns of Goshen, Litchfield, Morris, and Washington. Its total course is approximately 18 miles (29 km) in length. The river rises in the marsh area north of the Litchfield Reservoir and empties into the Shepaug River. It forms the southern boundary of Mount Tom State Park.

References

^ "Bantam River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Maccracken, Jim (2018). "Litchfield County Connecticut Stream and River Fishing & Floating Guide". Retrieved October 25, 2019.
"Connecticut Watersheds" (PDF). Retrieved October 25, 2019.
"Mount Tom State Park Map" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. January 27, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 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

Upper New York Bay

Hudson River Watershed	Titicus River

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