Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post Road Killington | Bridge crossing | 43.69605, -72.80458 | |
| 2 | Archie Baker Road | Bridge crossing | 43.68168, -72.78428 | |
| 3 | Thundering Brook Road | Bridge crossing | 43.67792, -72.78244 | |
| 4 | Valley Park | Park / conservation area | 43.66207, -72.77473 | |
| 5 | River Road | Bridge crossing | 43.66240, -72.77302 | |
| 6 | Rabeck Mountain Road | Bridge crossing | 43.65092, -72.76853 | |
| 7 | USGS gauge - Ottauquechee River near West Bridgewater Live flow and stage | USGS gauge | 43.62229, -72.75899 | |
| 8 | Mission Farm Road | Bridge crossing | 43.62197, -72.75864 | |
| 9 | Skyeship Bridge US 4 crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.61468, -72.75622 | |
| 10 | Mountainside Road | Bridge crossing | 43.59828, -72.71960 | |
| 11 | Gunderson Road | Bridge crossing | 43.59438, -72.69419 | |
| 12 | U.S. Route 4 | Bridge crossing | 43.58993, -72.66189 | |
| 13 | Vermont Route 100A | Bridge crossing | 43.58685, -72.65677 | |
| 14 | Blanchard Road | Bridge crossing | 43.58690, -72.62326 | |
| 15 | West Woodstock Road | Bridge crossing | 43.59542, -72.60331 | |
| 16 | Bridges Road | Bridge crossing | 43.60057, -72.56904 | |
| 17 | West Woodstock Bridge Covered bridge | Bridge crossing | 43.61428, -72.54285 | Carries Mill Road; OSM maps the covered structure and the road as two ways at one crossing. |
| 18 | Church Street Woodstock | Bridge crossing | 43.62223, -72.52551 | |
| 19 | Faulkner Park Woodstock | Park / conservation area | 43.62474, -72.52638 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | The Green Woodstock village green | Park / conservation area | 43.62408, -72.51985 | |
| 21 | Middle Covered Bridge Covered bridge, Woodstock | Bridge crossing | 43.62468, -72.52045 | |
| 22 | Teagles Landing Woodstock | Park / conservation area | 43.62533, -72.51746 | |
| 23 | Elm Street Woodstock | Bridge crossing | 43.62890, -72.51830 | |
| 24 | Tribou Park Woodstock | Park / conservation area | 43.62670, -72.51470 | |
| 25 | Taftsville Dam Weir | Dam / hazard | 43.63126, -72.46817 | |
| 26 | Covered Bridge Road Taftsville covered bridge | Bridge crossing | 43.63086, -72.46792 | |
| 27 | Downers Mill Dam Quechee | Dam / hazard | 43.64572, -72.41925 | Sits at the upstream end of the 0.92 km Dewey Mills Pond seam in the OSM centreline. |
| 28 | Deweys Mills Dam Quechee | Dam / hazard | 43.64139, -72.40696 | |
| 29 | Quechee State Park | Park / conservation area | 43.63933, -72.40976 | |
| 30 | Quechee Gorge Bridge US 4 over Quechee Gorge | Bridge crossing | 43.63740, -72.40860 | |
| 31 | Boat launch above North Hartland Lake Unnamed slipway in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 43.60539, -72.36511 | |
| 32 | North Hartland Dam US Army Corps of Engineers | Dam / hazard | 43.60462, -72.36109 | Flood-control dam at the head of North Hartland Lake. |
| 33 | U.S. Route 5 | Bridge crossing | 43.60233, -72.35400 | |
| 34 | Willard Twin Covered Bridge Covered bridge, North Hartland | Bridge crossing | 43.59361, -72.35022 | |
| 35 | Ottauquechee West Dam Weir | Dam / hazard | 43.59350, -72.35010 | One of a pair; the east structure is about 75 m downstream. |
| 36 | Ottauquechee East Dam Weir | Dam / hazard | 43.59375, -72.34916 | |
| 37 | New England Central Railroad Rail crossing near the mouth | Bridge crossing | 43.59230, -72.34813 |
Gauge: USGS 01150900 — OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER NEAR WEST BRIDGEWATER, VT. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Fallfish, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker
Regulations: vtfishandwildlife.com/fish/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
West Bridgewater - the gauge reach on the upper river below Killington.
Woodstock - the main village access on the middle river.
Quechee Gorge and Quechee State Park - access to the gorge reach and the trail system.
Bridgewater - access on the upper middle river.
North Hartland and the Connecticut confluence - the downstream end of the river.
US 4 corridor pullouts - road access following much of the river.
Taftsville - access on the lower middle river.
Spring: high cold runoff from the Killington slopes, settling into good trout fishing.
Summer: low clear water on the upper river, best fished early with a careful approach.
Fall: excellent, with brown trout aggressive and foliage on the valley reaches.
Winter: cold and largely iced, with very limited fishing opportunity.