Barton River

Geobox River
name = Barton River
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country = USA
country1 =
state = Vermont
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region = Northeast Kingdom
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city = Newport, Vermont
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length_imperial = 22
watershed_imperial = 174
discharge_location = Newport, Vermont
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source_name = Crystal Lake (Vermont)
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source_region = Orleans County
source_state = Vermont
source_country = USA
source_lat_d = 44
source_lat_m = 43
source_lat_s = 55
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 72
source_long_m = 9
source_long_s = 4
source_long_EW = W
source_elevation_imperial = 968
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mouth_name = Lake Memphremagog
mouth_location = Newport (city), Vermont
mouth_district =
mouth_region = Orleans County
mouth_state = Vermont
mouth_country = USA
mouth_lat_d = 44
mouth_lat_m = 56
mouth_lat_s = 39
mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 72
mouth_long_m = 12
mouth_long_s = 16
mouth_long_EW = W
mouth_elevation_imperial = 682
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tributary_right = Crystal Lake (Vermont)
tributary_right1 = Willoughby River
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The Barton River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over convert|22|mi|km|0 long, in northern Vermont in the United States.

It runs north from Glover through Barton, Brownington, Coventry and drains through Newport into Lake Memphremagog's South Bay.

Course

It arises from the fountains of the former Runaway Pond in Glover.

The Vermont Route 16 north of Glover to Lake Memphremagog stretch of the river is convert|21.5|mi|km|1 long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-III section. [ [http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/13347.html Vermont Whitewater] accessed January 12, 2008] Glover is convert|20|mi distant from Memphremagog.

Roaring Brook empties Parker Pond the river in southern Barton near route 16.

One of the head branches is the drain from Crystal Lake in the village of Barton. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=3MsQAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=%22belle+pond%22+%22crystal+lake%22+barton&source=web&ots=4YZJ6O5nHL&sig=26E4OPx1yCugzcOiOGpZTdWBcqw History of Vermont: Natural, Civil, and Statistical 1853] accessed January 13, 2008]

After leaving Barton village, the routes of US Route 5, Interstate 91 and the railroad, all follow the course of the Barton River valley and the river, north to Newport.

The Willoughby River flows from Lake Willoughby into the Barton River in Orleans and provides considerable volume. Orleans was once called "Barton Landing" and was the place where, historically, craft could be safely loaded for transport north.

After leaving Orleans, it flows through eastern Irasburg, through Coventry and then into Lake Memphremagog.

The following areas are in the Barton River watershed: Derby, Coventry, Brownington, Irasburg, Barton, Westmore, Lake Willoughby, Crystal Lake, Shadow Lake, Parker Pond, and Brownington Pond. [cite book | author = |title = Public invited to meetings about Memphremagog watershed | publisher = the Chronicle | year = August 5, 2007]

Footnotes

External references

* [http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec//waterq/planning/docs/pl_basin17.assessment_report.pdf] retrieved July 17, 2008