River in Rhode Island and Connecticut, United States
The Moosup River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It flows approximately 23.7 miles (38.1 km).[1] The river is named after the Native American sachem Maussup.[2]
The American Rivers organization has targeted the Moosup River for dam removal to help fish to swim upstream to spawn.
In late June 2014 Moosup Dam #1 in Connecticut was removed [3] and on September 29, 2015, the Griswold Rubber dam in Connecticut was removed.[4]
Crossings
Below is a list all crossings over the Moosup River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.