Quinnipiac River
The Quinnipiac River is a 45.5-mile long river in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut. The river rises in West Central Connecticut from Dead Wood Swamp near the city of New Britain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Black Pond River”, “Dragon River”, “East River”, “New Haven River”, “Quinipiack River”, “Quinnipiak River”, and “reka Quinnipiac”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge and Tomlinson Lift Bridge.
Tomlinson Lift Bridge
Bridge
Places in the Area
Nearby places include River Street Historic District and Mill River.
River Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.Quinnipiac River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.29954° or 41° 17′ 58″ north
Longitude
-72.90399° or 72° 54′ 14″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87H973XW+RC
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Quinnipiac River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر كوينيبياك”
- Catalan: “Quinnipiac”
- Cebuano: “Quinnipiac River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوينيبياك”
- French: “Quinnipiac”
- German: “Quinnipiac River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Quinnipiac”
- Japanese: “クイニピアック川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Quinnipiac River”
- Norwegian: “Quinnipiac River”
- Russian: “Куиннипиак”
- Slovenian: “Quinnipiac”
- Venetian: “Quinnipiac”
- Welsh: “Afon Quinnipiac”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Barnesville and Wooster Square Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mill River and Water Street Bridge.
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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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