Beaver Brook (Connecticut)

Beaver Brook is a stream that runs through Windham and Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut. It is currently five miles long. It begins at Beaver Brook State Park in Windham, Connecticut, and flows down to Merrick Brook in Scotland, Connecticut. A saw shop named after it is located near the border between the two towns.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Beaver Brook
The source of Beaver Brook
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
TownsWindham, Scotland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBibbins Pond, Windham
 • coordinates41.7303°N 72.1255°W / 41.7303; -72.1255
Mouth 
 • location
Merrick Brook, Scotland
 • coordinates
41.6794°N 72.1090°W / 41.6794; -72.1090
Length5 mi (8.0 km)
Width 
 • minimum6.5 ft (2.0 m)
 • average26.3 ft (8.0 m)
 • maximum805 ft (245 m)
Basin features
LandmarksBeaver Brook State Park
Population3,000
WaterbodiesUnnamed Pond
Bridges Route 14

Crossings
Town Crossing
Windham Back Rd.
Bass Rd.
Brooklyn Tpk.
Scotland Route 14
Bass Rd.
Merrick Brook

References
  1. "Protected Open Space in Scotland, Connecitcut". Connecticut Environmental Conditions Oniline. Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. August 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. Hemphill, Tom. "The Huntington House in Scotland, Connecticut: The Family". huntingtonhomestead.org. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  3. "Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut History". Connecticut Genealogy. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  4. "Rivers & Streams | eRegulations". eRegulations. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  5. "Scotland CT 1869 Map with Homeowners Names Shown Genealogy Family Tree • CAD 15.87". PicClick CA. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  6. "TOWN OF SCOTLAND, CONNECTICUT INLAND WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES REGULATIONS" (PDF). Scotland, CT. Town of Scotland, CT. June 4, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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