Wells River

The Wells River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, approximately 15 miles long, located in the U.S. state of Vermont. The Wells River begins at the outlet of Ricker Pond at the southern boundary of Groton State Forest in the town of Groton.

Type: Locality with 394 residents
Description: river in Vermont, USA
Also known as: “Wells River Village”
Postal code: 05081

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wells River Bridge and Woodsville Opera Building.

Wells River Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wells River Bridge between Wells River, Vermont and Woodsville, New Hampshire, is a steel double-decked Baltimore truss bridge over the Connecticut River. It was built in 1903 to carry rail and road traffic.

Woodsville Opera Building

Event venue

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Woodsville Opera Building is a historic commercial and performance building at 67 Central Street in Woodsville, New Hampshire, the commercial center of the town of Haverhill.

Woodsville High School

School

Woodsville High School, in Woodsville, New Hampshire, is a public secondary school located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, serving the towns of Haverhill, Bath, Warren, Piermont, and Benton. The school is operated by School Administrative Unit 23.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wells River and Woodsville.

Wells River

Village

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Wells River is a village in the town of Newbury in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 431 at the 2020 census. The village center is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 5 and 302.

Woodsville

Suburb

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Woodsville is a census-designated place and the largest village in the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, United States, along the Connecticut River at the mouth of the Ammonoosuc River.

East Ryegate

Village

East Ryegate is an unincorporated village in the town of Ryegate, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The community is located along the Connecticut River and U.S. Route 5 15 miles south of St. Johnsbury. East Ryegate is situated 3½ miles north of Wells River.

Wells River

Category: river
Location: Newbury, Orange, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.15423° or 44° 9′ 15″ north

Longitude

-72.04704° or 72° 2′ 49″ west

Population

394

Elevation

430 feet (131 metres)

United Nations Location Code

US WR6

Open location code

87P95X33+M5

GeoNames ID

5242616

Wikidata ID

Q14705414

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Wells River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Wells”
Cebuano: “Wells River (suba)”
Cebuano: “Wells River”
Irish: “Abhainn Wells”
Venetian: “Wells”
Welsh: “Afon Wells”

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Localities in the Area

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