Wooster Island

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

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 Great Flat Island in Milford, and south of Two Mile Island 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. ↑ http://www.sheltonconservation.org/cri/housatonic_river.htm
  2. ↑ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/two_men_dog_stranded_on_wooster_island/
  3. ↑ http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2008_draft_integrated_water_quality_report.pdf
  4. ↑ http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/enviro.control?p_list_id=CT-C1_021-SB&p_cycle=2008
  5. ↑ http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2008_draft_integrated_water_quality_report.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-212273-Connecticut-Wooster_Island.html
  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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