Wooster Island

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Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River[1] in Orange, Connecticut

The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting.[2] Fishing is legal and considered safe,[3] though shellfishing is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion.[4] The southernmost tip of the island is considered the northernmost limit of salt water in the river.[5]

Physical characteristics[]

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41°16′50″N 73°04′58″W / 41.28056°N 73.08278°W / 41.28056; -73.08278

  • The island is approximately half-way north of in Milford, and south of in Shelton.
  • Elevation: ~39 feet (12 m) [6]
  • The water quality surrounding the island is known to contain Escherichia coli.[7]

Transportation[]

All transportation to and from the island is by boat. It is illegal to operate a boat from the northern to southern tip of the island at speeds greater than "Slow-No-Wake".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2010-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Two Men, Dog, Rescued from Wooster Island | Valley Independent Sentinel".
  3. ^ http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2008_draft_integrated_water_quality_report.pdf
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2008_draft_integrated_water_quality_report.pdf
  6. ^ "Wooster Island, Connecticut Latitude/Longitude".
  7. ^ http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2006appendixc303d.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/regulations/15/15-121-B1through15-121-B18.pdf

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