# Bantam River

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{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name               = Bantam River
| name_native        = 
| name_native_lang   = 
| name_other         = ''(Also called Cemetery Brook, Doctor Buell Brook, East Branch of Shepaug, and other names)'' <ref name=gnis/>
| name_etymology     = 
<!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP -->
| image              = Bantam Lake, Morris CT.jpg
| image_caption      = Bantam Lake, midway point on Bantam River
{{Location map+ |embed=yes 
| Connecticut
| relief = 1
| caption = Headwaters and mouth of Bantam River in Connecticut
| width = 300
| places =
 {{Location map~ | Connecticut
    | label = Source
    | position = right
    | mark = Red pog.svg   
    | marksize = 4
    | link = 
    | lat_deg = 41.821636 
    | lon_deg = -73.218498
  }}
  {{Location map~ | Connecticut
    | label = Mouth
    | position = right
    | mark = Blue pog.svg
    | marksize = 4
    | link = 
    | lat_deg = 41.6831514
    | lon_deg = -73.3034508
  }}
}}
<!---------------------- LOCATION -->
| subdivision_type1  = Country
| subdivision_name1  = [United States](/source/United_States)
| subdivision_type2  = States
| subdivision_name2  = [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut)
| subdivision_type3  = 
| subdivision_name3  = 
| subdivision_type4  = Towns
| subdivision_name4  = [Goshen](/source/Goshen%2C_Connecticut), [Litchfield](/source/Litchfield%2C_Connecticut), [Morris](/source/Morris%2C_Connecticut), [Washington](/source/Washington%2C_Connecticut)
| subdivision_type5  = 
| subdivision_name5  = 
<!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS -->
| length             = Bantam Lake Inlet: {{convert|10.88|mi|km|abbr=on}};<br> Bantam Lake Outlet: {{convert|7.96|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref name=maccracken/>
| width_min          = 
| width_avg          = 
| width_max          = Inlet: {{convert|25|ft}};<br> Outlet: {{convert|60|ft}}<ref name=maccracken/>
| depth_min          = 
| depth_avg          = 
| depth_max          = 
| discharge1_location= 
| discharge1_min     = 
| discharge1_avg     = 
| discharge1_max     = 
<!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES -->
| source1            = Marsh above Litchfield Reservoir
| source1_location   = [Goshen, Massachusetts](/source/Goshen%2C_Massachusetts)
| source1_coordinates= ({{coord|41.821636|-73.218498|format=dms}}) 
| source1_elevation  = 
| mouth              = [Shepaug River](/source/Shepaug_River)
| mouth_location     = [Washington, Connecticut](/source/Washington%2C_Connecticut)
| mouth_coordinates  = ({{coord|41.6831514|-73.3034508|format=dms}}) 
| mouth_elevation    = {{convert|604|ft|abbr=on}} <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|205247|Bantam River}}</ref>
| progression        = 
| river_system       = Housatonic
| basin_size         = {{convert|25,732.28|acre|abbr=on}} <ref name=connecticutwatersheds/>
| tributaries_left   = 
| tributaries_right  = Ivy Mountain Brook, West Branch
| custom_label       = Gradient
| custom_data        = 37.69 fpm (Inlet);<br> 38.42 fpm (Outlet)<ref name=maccracken/>
| extra              =  
}}

The '''Bantam River''' is a two-part, southward-flowing stream located in northwest [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut) in the [United States](/source/United_States). The full river comprises two streams that flow into and out of [Bantam Lake](/source/Bantam_Lake) and that are referred to as Bantam Lake Inlet and Bantam Lake Outlet.<ref name=maccracken/> The two sections of the river enter and leave Bantam Lake at points approximately {{convert|2800|ft}} apart on the lake's north shore. The river drains an area of more than {{convert|25000|acre}} in the [towns](/source/New_England_town) of [Goshen](/source/Goshen%2C_Connecticut), [Litchfield](/source/Litchfield%2C_Connecticut), [Morris](/source/Morris%2C_Connecticut), and [Washington](/source/Washington%2C_Connecticut). Its total course is approximately {{convert|18|mi}} in length. The river rises in the marsh area north of the Litchfield Reservoir and empties into the [Shepaug River](/source/Shepaug_River).<ref name=maccracken/> It forms the southern boundary of [Mount Tom State Park](/source/Mount_Tom_State_Park).<ref name=DEEPmap/>

==References==
<references>

<ref name=connecticutwatersheds>{{cite web |url=https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/imperviouslis/pdfs/IS_wtrshd_summaries.pdf |title=Connecticut Watersheds |date= |publisher= |accessdate=October 25, 2019 |archive-date=July 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706232322/https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/imperviouslis/pdfs/IS_wtrshd_summaries.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=maccracken>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F2G4DQAAQBAJ&q=bantam |title=Litchfield County Connecticut Stream and River Fishing & Floating Guide |author=Maccracken, Jim |date=2018 |accessdate=October 25, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name=DEEPmap>{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/stateparks/maps/mounttom.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403135914/http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/stateparks/maps/mounttom.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |title=Mount Tom State Park Map |publisher=Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |date=January 27, 2016 |accessdate=October 25, 2019}}</ref>

</references>

{{Rivers of Connecticut}}

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Category:Rivers of Connecticut
Category:Rivers of Litchfield County, Connecticut
Category:Goshen, Connecticut
Litchfield
Category:Morris, Connecticut

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