HISTORY OF VERMONT. 39 



CHAPTER HL 



Rivers and lakes. —7%^ Situation, Chan- 

 nelsy Intervales, Courses, Depths, and Effects 

 of the Rivers. An account of Lake Cham- 

 plain, and Memphremagog. 



ALL the streams and rivers of Ver- 

 mont, have their origin among the green moun- 

 tains. About thirty five of them have an east- 

 erly direction, and fall into Connecticut river. 

 About tvi^enty five run westerly, and discharge 

 themselves into Lake Champlain : Two or three, 

 running in the same direction, fall into Hud- 

 son's river. In the northeasterly parts of the 

 state, there are four or five streams which have 

 a northerly direction, and run into the lajce 

 Memphremagog ; from thence, through the 

 river St. Francis, they are emptied into the riv- 

 er St. Lawrence. 



The most considerable streams on the west 

 side of the green mountains, are Otter creek^ 

 Onion river, the river Lamoille, and Michis- 



coui Otter creek rises in Bromley ; runs 



northerly about ninety miles, and falls into 

 Lake Champlain at Ferrisburgh ; and in its 

 course receives about fifteen smaller streams. 

 There are large falls in this river at Rutland, 

 Pittsford, Middlebury, and Vergennes. Be- 

 tween these falls, the current is very slow, the 

 water is deep, and it is navigable for the largest 

 boats. Vessels of any burden may come up to 

 the falls at Vergennes, five miles from its mouth. 

 The head of this river in Bromley is not more 



