West River (Connecticut)
River in Connecticut, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The West River is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km)[1] freshwater stream in southern Connecticut. It flows through the towns of Bethany, Woodbridge, New Haven, and West Haven before discharging into New Haven Harbor.
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Within the city of New Haven, the river is surrounded by Edgewood Park and the West River Memorial Park along much of its length.[2] While the river's natural channel winds along the western edge of the West River Memorial Park, a very straight channel (a former rowing course) cuts through its middle and terminates at the park's northern edge (Derby Avenue). There is a public canoe launch, maintained by the City of New Haven Department of Parks, Recreation, and Trees, in the constructed channel at Derby Avenue.