Winooski River
The Winooski River is a tributary of Lake Champlain, approximately 90 miles (145 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It drains an area of the northern Green Mountains between Montpelier and Burlington. It rises in Washington County north of Montpelier, then flows southwest to Montpelier, passing through the city along the south side of downtown and the Vermont State House. From Montpelier it flows northwest into Chittenden County past Richmond, passing north of the city of Burlington. It enters the eastern side of Lake Champlain approximately 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Burlington. The town of Winooski sits along the river approximately 5 miles (8 km) upstream from its mouth, on the northern edge of Burlington. The river was historically used for the transportation of timber during the logging heyday of Vermont during the 19th century. The valley of the river downstream from Montpelier is used for the route of U.S. Highway 2 and Interstate 89.