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1219:Yantic River
1209:Thames River
1174:Moosup River
1164:Little River
1154:French River
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1124:Basset Brook
1096:Thames River
1041:Hudson River
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998:Mystic River
988:Mianus River
983:Indian River
942:Yantic River
932:Thames River
897:Moosup River
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603:Salmon River
598:Podunk River
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1116:Connecticut
1107:Tributaries
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677:Still River
662:Rocky River
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1359:Categories
1332:71°53′16″W
1329:41°49′08″N
973:Farm River
968:Cove River
792:Watershed)
775:West River
765:Mill River
731:Wood River
704:Watershed)
588:Park River
533:Duck River
395:References
208:71°53′13″W
205:41°48′06″N
127:71°50′27″W
124:42°00′53″N
1159:Hop River
1099:Watershed
1043:Watershed
882:Hop River
840:Watershed
816:Watershed
647:Mad River
620:Watershed
511:Watershed
476:Ash Creek
373:Killingly
354:Danielson
328:name was
322:Killingly
279:Discharge
239:Danielson
99:Killingly
42:Danielson
383:See also
377:Dayville
330:Assawaga
314:Thompson
158:Thompson
91:Thompson
50:Location
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55:Country
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320:, and
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267:Length
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