The Burgess Branch is a tributary of the Missisquoi River, crossing the municipalities of Eden (Lamoille County) and Lowell in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.
Burgess Branch | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
Counties | Lamoille County Orleans County |
Towns | Eden Lowell |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Lake |
• location | Eden |
• coordinates | 44.751°N 72.525°W / 44.751; -72.525 |
• elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
Mouth | Missisquoi River |
• location | Lowell |
• coordinates | 44.806°N 72.460°W / 44.806; -72.460 |
• elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
Length | 10.6 km (6.6 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Missisquoi River, Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), Richelieu River, Saint Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Lockwood Brook |
The lower part of the Burgess Branch is accessible by Valley Road (south-east side of the river); the intermediary part, by Lamphere Road (mainly on south-east side); the upper part is served mainly by Mines Road.
The surface of the Burgess Branch is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.
The Burgess Branch takes its source at the mouth of a little lake (altitude: 373 metres (1,224 ft)) in the municipality of Eden. This lake is encased between Knob Mountain (on south side - summit reach 521 m (1,709 ft)), Hadley Mountain (north-east side - summit reach 752 m (2,467 ft)) and Belvidere Mountain (north-west side - summit reach 1,018 m (3,340 ft)). This source of the river is located at:
From its source, the Burgess Branch flows over 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi), with a drop of 126 metres (413 ft), according to the following segments:
The Burgess Branch empties into the Missisquoi River, at the route 58 bridge. This point is the head of Missisquoi River.
The mouth of the Burgess Branch is located at:
The toponym "Burgess Branch" was registered on October 29, 1980 in the USGS (US Geological Survey).[2]
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