Wooster Island

Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River in Orange, Connecticut.

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

Physical characteristics

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

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".

References

  1. ↑ "Housatonic River". Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Two Men, Dog, Rescued from Wooster Island | Valley Independent Sentinel".
  3. 1 2 "INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY REPORT" (PDF). State of Connecticut. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2008 Waterbody Report for Lis Cb Inner - Housatonic River (Upper), Orange". Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Wooster Island, Connecticut Latitude/Longitude".
  6. ↑ "Appendix C. 2006 List of Connecticut Waterbodies Not Meeting Water Quality Standards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sec. 15-121-B1. Requirements of application for number" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2023.