Lamoille River

Fog in the Lamoille River valley in Hyde Park, Vermont

Watershed of the Lamoille River

The Lamoille River is a river which runs through northern Vermont and drains into Lake Champlain. It is about 85 miles (137 km) in length, and has a drainage area of around 706 square miles (1,830 km²). The river generally flows southwest, and then northwest, from the water divide of the Green Mountains. It is the namesake of Lamoille County, Vermont, through which it flows. The river was the basis of the name of the now-defunct Lamoille Valley Railroad Company, successor to the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad.

Legend has it that early French settlers named the river La Mouette, meaning "The Seagull". However, a cartographer forgot to cross the t's, which led people to begin calling it La Moulle.^[1] Over time, this became Lamoille, elided in speaking.

In July 2023, heavy rains caused flooding on the Lamoille River and on the nearby Winooski River and Missisquoi River.^[2]

References

↑ Jeffrey, Stephen. "Where In Vermont Are We?" (PDF). VLCT News Reprint. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
↑ Weichert, Brian (July 11, 2023). "How high are rivers in Vermont and when will floodwaters recede?". NBC 5. Burlington, Vermont. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

Rivers of Vermont by drainage system
Connecticut River Watershed	Black River Connecticut River Deerfield River Fall River Green River Halls Stream Leach Creek Moose River Nulhegan River Ompompanoosuc River Ottauquechee River Passumpsic River Rock River Saxtons River Utley Brook Waits River Wells River West River Whetstone Brook White River Williams River Winhall River
Hudson River Watershed	Batten Kill Hoosic River Walloomsac River
Saint Lawrence River Watershed	Barton River Black River Brownington Branch Browns River Coaticook River Cold River Clyde River Jail Branch River Johns River Lamoille River Lemon Fair River Mad River Mettawee River Mill River Missisquoi River Otter Creek Pherrins River Poultney River Rock River Stevens Branch Tomifobia River Willoughby River Winooski River

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