| Blackledge River | |
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 Looking southward at the Blackledge River from a foot bridge at the southernmost point on the border between Connecticut's Gay City State Park and Meshomasic State Forest.   Headwaters  Mouth Beginning and end of Blackledge River in Connecticut | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | Tolland,Middlesex |
| Towns | Bolton,Hebron,Colchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sperry Pond at CT-534 (Camp Meeting Road) and French Road, Bolton, CT |
| • location | Bolton |
| • coordinates | (41°45′37″N72°26′58″W / 41.760354°N 72.449402°W /41.760354; -72.449402) |
| Mouth | Salmon River |
• location | Confluence of Blackledge and Jeremy Rivers, start of Salmon RiverColchester |
• coordinates | (41°34′43″N72°25′28″W / 41.578648°N 72.424413°W /41.578648; -72.424413) |
| Length | 16.4 mi (26.4 km) |
| Basin size | 17,341.03 acres (7,017.67 ha) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Salmon |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | French Brook, Flat Brook |
| • right | Foot Sawmill Brook, Fawn Brook, Jeremy River |
TheBlackledge River is atributary of theSalmon River which courses 16.4 miles (26.4 km)[1] through easternConnecticut in theUnited States.
Rising from Sperry Pond inBolton, the Blackledge amasses waters from feeder creeks along its course before joining the Jeremy River inColchester, Connecticut. Salmon River, considered a major tributary of the Connecticut River, begins at the confluence of the Blackledge and Jeremy.[2]
A popular whitewater paddling route begins at West Road about 4 miles (6 km) south ofGay City State Park. There are frequent Class I-II whitewater rapids throughout the route to the Salmon River.
41°46′23″N72°27′11″W / 41.773°N 72.453°W /41.773; -72.453
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