Alex Steele - W3 - Connecticut River

After dutifully remembering the Alamo, I decided to go back home for
this weeks travel post. My focus this week is on the Connecticut river.
The longest river in the North East! 

The Connecticut river discharges 19,600 cubic feet per second into
Long Island Sound. It actually makes up 70% of the freshwater in the
sound! On the opposite end it spans through three other states
(Massachusetts, New Hampshire, & Vermont) going all the way up
to the Canadian border! The highest point of elevation is 2,660ft in
New Hampshire, decreasing all the way to about 60ft in Massachusetts. 

It carries a high silt content. Silt is a mixture of sand and clay mostly
comprised of quartz and feldspar. Due to the heavy silt concentration,
there’s a hefty sand bar that builds up in the sound. For this reason,
the Connecticut River does not have a major city or major port at its mouth.
There are only a couple of rivers in the U.S. that can say the same!

The main contributors to the river flow are snow melting and therefore
time of the year. During the summer months, the flow is slower. However,
during the winter, when the snow melts, the flow increases.

(The sand bar created in Long Island Sound)