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Connecticut tailwaters

The river below a dam. Releases, not weather, decide the flow, and cold water drawn from depth keeps trout alive far south of where they could otherwise live.

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2 tailwaters in Connecticut

WaterDischargePercentileTemp24hGuidesPrograms
Farmington RiverCTFARMINGTON RIVER AT TARIFFVILLE, CT354 cfs31stn/a↓ falling3none yet
Saugatuck RiverCTSAUGATUCK R BELOW SAUGATUCK RES NR LYONS PLAIN, CT6 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet

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