number of fine mill sites on this river and its
tributaries, and it is navigable for arks and rafts
to the village of Bath, during high water. Its
length is 55 miles.

Connanicut Island, Newport co., R. I. Situated
in Narraganset Bay, S. S. W. from Prudence
Island.

Conneaut Creek, 0. and Pa., has its sources in
Erie and Crawford counties, Pa., and Ashtabula
co., 0., and enters Lake Erie in the latter county.

Connecticut Creek, Long Island, N. Y., rises in
Brookhaven, Suffolk co., and runs S., into Fire-
place Bay.

Connecticut, Lake, N. H. This lake, which is
the source of one of the principal branches of
the Connecticut, lies in lat. 45° 2', and is 54
miles in length, and 24 in width. It is supplied
by several small streams rising in the highlands
N. from the lake. Its waters are remarkably
clear, containing abundance of fish, and the
scenery on its banks is very beautiful.

Connecticut River. This beautiful river, the
Quonektacut of the Indians, and the pride of the
Yankees, has its sources in N. H., and the moun-
tainous tracts in Canada. Its name in the In-
dian language is said to signify Long River, or, as
some render it, River of Pines. Its general course
is N. and S. After forming the boundary line
between N. H. and Vt., it crosses the western part
of Ms., passes the state of Ct. nearly in its cen-
tre ; and, after a fall of 1600 feet, from its head,
N. of lat. 45°, it falls into Long Island Sound, in
lat. 41° 16'. The breadth of this river, at its en-
trance into Vt., is about 150 feet, and in its course
of 60 miles, it increases to about 390 feet. In
Ms. and Ct., its breadth may be estimated from
450 to 1050 feet. It is navigable to Hartford, 45
miles, for vessels of considerable burden, and to
Middletown, 30 miles from the sea, for vessels
drawing 12 feet of water. By means of canals
and other improvements, it has been made navi-
gable for boats to Fifteen Mile Falls, nearly 250
miles above Hartford. The most considerable
rapids in this river are Bellows Falls; the Falls
of Queechy, just below the mouth of Water-
queechy River; the 'White River Falls, below
Hanover; and the Fifteen Mile Falls, in N. H.
and Vt.; the Falls at Montague and Holyoke, in
Ms., and the Falls at Enfield, in Ct., where it
meets the tide water. The perpendicular height
of the falls, which have been overcome by dams
and locks between Springfield, in Ms., and Han-
over, in N. H., a distance of 130 miles, is 240 feet.
Bars of sand and gravel extend across this river
in various places, over which boats with difficulty
pass in low water. The most important tributa-
ries to the Connecticut, in N. H., are Upper and
Lower Amonoosuck, Israel's, John's, Mascomy,
Sugar, and Ashuelot Rivers ; in Vt., Nulhegan,
Passumpsic, Wells, Wait's, Ompomponoosuck,
White, Waterqueechy, Black, Williams, Saxton's,
and West Rivers; in Ms., Miller's, Deerfield,
Agawam, Chickopee, and Westfield Rivers; and
the Farmington, in Ct. The intervales are gen-
erally spread upon one or both sides of the river,
nearly on a level with its banks, and extending
from half a mile to five miles in breadth; but its
borders are in some places high, rocky, and pre-
cipitous. In the spring it overflows its banks,
and, through its winding course of nearly 400
miles, forms and fertilizes a vast tract of rich
meadow. In point of length, utility, and beauty,
this river forms a distinguished feature of New
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England. Large quantities of shad are taken in
this river, but the salmon, which formerly were
very plenty, have entirely disappeared. Con-
necticut River passes through a basin or valley of
about 12,000 square miles; it is decorated, on
each side, with towns and villages of superior
beauty, and presents to the eye a wonderful
variety of enchanting scenery.

Connesauga River, Ga. This river has its source
in Glimmer co., Ga., flows N. W., making a curve
into Te., and then takes a winding southerly
course, until its junction with the Coosawattee, to
form the Oostenaula.

Connewango Creek rises in Chatauque and Cat-
taraugus counties, N. Y., and flows W. into the
Alleghany. This stream is boatable during high
water, and numerous rafts also descend it during
certain seasons of the year. Chatauque Lake,
and a number of other tributaries, flow into it.

Conoloway .Creek, Pa., falls into the Potomac,
near Hancock's Town, Md.

Constitution Island, N. Y., on which, during the
revolution, some fortifications were erected, lies
in the Hudson River, opposite West Point.

Contoocook River, N. H. This is a stream of
considerable length and importance, originating
in several ponds in Jafffey and Rindge, and flow-
ing N. it4^-eceives tributaries from Dublin, Peter-
borough, Sharon, Nelson, Stoddard, Washington,
Antrim, Deering, and Hillsborough. In Hillsbor-
ough it takes a N. E. and E. direction, and proceeds
through Henniker to Hopkinton, where it receives
Warner and Blackwater Rivers. From Hopkin-
ton it pursues a winding course through Concord,
and falls into the Merrimack between Concord
and Boscawen. Near the mouth of this river is
Duston's Island, celebrated as the spot where Mrs.
Duston destroyed several Indians, in 1698.

Conway Peak, or Chocorua Mountain, N. H.
See Albany.

Cooper River, S. C., together with Ashley River,
forms Charleston harbor, entering the Ashley on
the E. side of the city. A canal 21 miles long
unites this river with the Santee.

Coosa River, Aa., rises in the N. part of Ga.,
runs S. W. into Aa., and unites with the Talla-
poosa to form Alabama River, 8 miles below We-
tumpka. The Coosa is navigable for steamboats
8 miles above the junction. Its whole length is
about 240 miles.

Coosaw Paver, Beaufort district, S. C. A kind
of a strait connecting Broad River with St. Helena
Sound.

Coosawhatchie River, S. C., runs S. S. E., and
empties into Broad River. An eastern outlet,
called Whale Branch, and also Coosaw River,
forms the Island of Port Royal.

Coosawattee River, Ga. Ellijay and Carticary
Creeks unite to form this river, which receives
several large branches, the principal of which are
Talkey, Rock, and Calico Creeks, and flows in a
winding S. W. course until it unites with the Con-
nesauga to form the Oostenaula.

Copake Creek, N. Y., a branch of Claverack
stream, rises in Columbia co. Several factories
and mills are located on this stream.

Copake Lake, Copake, Columbia co., N. Y.,
covers about 600 acres. Its shores are gently
undulating and highly cultivated, and its waters
pure and clear.

Copecut Mountain, Fall River, Ms. Height 355
feet.

Copper Creek, Va., rises in the S. part of Rus-