Overview
The State of Connecticut is located along the Long Island Sound, containing several notable rivers that will eventually flow into that specific portion of the larger Atlantic Ocean. Of the notable rivers, the Pawcatuck River is located the furthest east, mostly in Rhode Island, though the area nearest the mouth of the river actually divides the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
More on Connecticut
The Mystic Seaport is a highly notable site within the State of Connecticut, located at the mouth of the Mystic River. While the State of Connecticut is also the mouth of numerous smaller rivers associated with the Long Island Sound, the next notable river associated with the State is the Thames River, actually pronounced “th-AYMZ” unlike the namesake in England.
The primary river and namesake of the State of Connecticut, the Connecticut River, is largely related to the early colonial settlement of the State. The Saybrook Colony, which had represented one of the earliest colonial settlements within modern Connecticut, was located at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Further into Connecticut, the river continues to serve a modern importance today, though in the age of suburbia and car dependency, the modern highways paralleling the river include Route 9 from the area to Hartford and Route 5 and I-91 further north and into Massachusetts.
Further west, the Quinnipiac River is notable for defining the New Haven area, including approaching Hamden and Meriden upstream. Though the river is not particularly close to the university in Hamden, Connecticut, the river actually continues to define Quinnipiac University. Though one of the smaller rivers of the State, the Saugatuck River further west is surprisingly notable in the area of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, within the Gold Coast.
At the very edge of the State of Connecticut, and more specifically the Panhandle, the Byram River defines the line between Greenwich, Connecticut, and Rye, New York; however, much of the remainder of the river exists fully within the State of New York in particular.
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