Wepawaug River

The Wepawaug River is a stream in New Haven [County, Connecticut|New Haven County] in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It rises in Woodbridge and flows through Orange and Milford before discharging into Milford Harbor on Long [Island Sound]. The river is dammed at more than ten places. In Orange, dams form the Wepawaug Reservoir, managed by the South [Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority] and Lake Wepawaug. In Milford, dams form the Upper and Lower Lagoons. Race Brook is a tributary.

History

English settlers built a grist mill by the river in 1640. Another mill on the river in Orange made fabric for union soldiers’ uniforms during the American Civil War.

The stone Memorial Bridge was built across the river in Milford in 1899 to commemorate Milford's history and bears the names of Milford's first settlers. The river is also crossed by U.S. [Route 1 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 1], Interstate 95, Route 34 and the Wilbur Cross Parkway.