Burgess Branch
The Burgess Branch is a tributary of the Missisquoi River, crossing the municipalities of Eden and Lowell in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.
The lower part of the Burgess Branch is accessible by Valley Road ; the intermediary part, by Lamphere Road ; the upper part is served mainly by Mines Road.
The surface of the Burgess Branch is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.
Geography
The Burgess Branch takes its source at the mouth of a little lake in the municipality of Eden. This lake is encased between Knob Mountain, Hadley Mountain and Belvidere Mountain. This source of the river is located at:- south of the limited between Lamoille County and Orleans County, Vermont;
- north-west of Lake Eden.
- towards the north by crossing successively an unidentified lake, a little lake which receives the discharge from an unidentified stream, then the Corez Pond, to its mouth. Note: The mouth of Corez Pond corresponds to the limit between Lamoille County and Orleans County, Vermont;
- north at first in an encased valley, then crossing a plain, to the discharge of an unidentified lake;
- north, then branching north-east in encased valley, receiving the discharge of two unidentified brook, and crossing a march area, up to the discharge of Lockwood Brook ;
- north-east, up to a brook ;
- north-east in encased valley, forming a little loop toward east, up to a brook ;
- north-east in encased valley, crossing Hazens Notch Road, up to its mouth.
The mouth of the Burgess Branch is located at:
- north-west of the center of Lowell, Vermont;
- south of the Canada-US border;
- east of lake Champlain.