CT Lakes and Rivers

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Ct LAKES AND RIVERS

• The Farm River
• Hammonasset River
• Candlewood Lake

The Farm River

The Farm River

• The Farm River is located in East Haven CT.
• The name Farm River was officially decided upon in 1968
• From its northern reaches, the river flows southward into the town of East Haven.

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• Farm River is a south-flowing river located entirely within the U.S State of Connecticut.
• The Farm River begins at fresh water then goes into salt water turning into long island sound.
• When it rains hard The Farm River floods and causes people to have flooding issues.

Local wildlife

• Snowy egrets
• wide variety of gulls, ducks and blue heron

Hammonasset River

Hammonasset river

• Located in Madison, CT
• Flows 21 miles into Clinton Harbor, starting as fresh water turning into salt water
• Located on Algonquian Native American digging grounds
• Flooding has been an issue in the past, due to heavy rains

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• Hammonasset has a state park
• 19th state park, opened in July 1920
• The park drew tourists from across North America

Local wildlife

• State threatened species: Piping Plover and Least Tern
• Special concern species: American Oyster Catcher
• Several other bird species
• Trout

Candlewood lake

Candlewood Lake

• Located in Fairfield and Litchfield counties of Western CT
• Largest lake in CT and it is man made
• Located on tribal land of a group of refugee Indians made up of several tribes
• Refugee Indians sold the land to Connecticut settlers
• Lake acts like a giant battery when power is in high demand

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• Built in 1926 and finished in 1928 with hydroelectric power facilities
• Used for recreation all year long but mostly tourists in the summer months, some of the most expensive properties in CT are located along lake
• Eelgrass and Eurasian Milfoil (invasive plant species) have grown so much in the lake that seeing underwater is only 5-20 feet

Local Wildlife

• Bass
• Trout
• Wood Duck

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Bibliography

• “Candlewood Lake.” Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. 26 Feb. 2019. 16 Apr. 2019 .
• “Candlewood Lake Town Park.” Connecticut. 16 Apr. 2019 .

Bibliography

• “Clinton Copes with Raging River, Flooded Basements.” New Haven Register. 1 Apr. 2010. 6 Mar. 2019 .

Bibliography

• “CT Lakes and Rivers.” PuzzleMaker Discovery Education. 6 Mar. 2019 .
• “Farm River (Connecticut).” Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. 21 Dec. 2018. 6 Mar. 2019 .

Bibliogrpahy

• “Farm River State Park East Haven.” State of Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Feb. 2018. 6 Mar. 2019 .
• “Hammonasset River.” Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. 28 Oct. 2017. 6 Mar. 2019 .

Blibliography

• “Hammonasset Beach State Park.” Audubon Connecticut. 16 Apr. 2019 .
• “History.” Friends of Hammonasset. 6 Mar. 2019 .

bibliography

• “History of Candlewood Lake.” Candlewood Lake Authority. 16 Apr. 2019 .
• Marteka, Peter. “Nature: Wallingford Preserve Has Something For Everyone.” Courant 19 Sept. 2014. 6 Mar. 2019 .

Bibliography

• McNerney, Pem. “1,401 Fish For The Hammonasset River.” Patch.com 24 Feb. 2012. 6 Mar. 2019 .
• “Piping Plover.” The Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds. 2017. 16 Apr. 2019 .

Bibliography

• “Snowy Egret.” eBird. 6 Mar. 2019 .
• “Wood Duck.” Google Image Search. 16 Apr. 2019 .