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5 unusual facts about Farmington River


Dwarf wedgemussel

The Ashuelot River in New Hampshire, the Farmington River in Connecticut, and the Neversink River in New York harbor large populations, but these number in the thousands only.

Farmington River

The Farmington River and its tributaries are known to contain 11 species of freshwater mussels.

The Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act (H.R. 316;113th Congress) would instruct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would to turn over to the town of Canton, Connecticut two licenses so that the town could restart two small power dams along the river.

Firestone hydroelectric power station

The Firestone hydroelectric power station is a hydroelectric power station in Liberia on the Farmington River.

Harbel

It lies along the Farmington River, about 15 miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean.



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