Walloomsac River


The Walloomsac River from the Native American name, Wal-loom-sac is a tributary of the Hoosic River in the northeastern United States. It rises in southwestern Vermont, in the Green Mountains east of the town of Bennington in Woodford Hollow at the confluence of Bolles Brook and City Stream where it is labeled Walloomsac Brook on maps but is locally known as "The Roaring Branch". The river then flows west toward Bennington and passes the downtown area to the north. For many years this section was intermittent due to the water having been diverted to power mills in town. This divergence gave the name Walloomsac to a portion of the river flowing through town on the present course of South Stream. The combined Walloomsac / South Stream joins the Roaring Branch northwest of town. From here the river flows westward as the Walloomsac River and joins the Hoosic River below Hoosick Falls, New York.

Bridges

The river is crossed by the following roads / railroads via bridges.

Vermont

;Walloomsac Brook
;The Roaring Branch
;Walloomsac River

New York

  • Cottrell Road in two places
  • Caretakers Road
  • Factory Hill Road
  • Railroad bridges in three places

Tributaries

Traveling upstream from the confluence with the Hoosic River, the following tributaries feed the Walloomsac:
  • Little White Creek
  • Paran Creek
  • Walloomsac River :
  • *Roaring Brook
  • *Barney Brook
  • *South Stream
  • **Jewett Brook
  • **Roaring Branch
  • Roaring Branch of the Walloomsac River
  • *Furnace Brook
  • **Stratton Brook
  • **Basin Brook
  • *Walloomsac Brook
  • **Bolles Brook
  • ***Bickford Hollow Brook
  • ***Hell Hollow Brook
  • **City Stream
  • ***Stamford Stream