The
Lamoille River is a
riverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, a sea or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water...
which runs through northern
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
and drains into
Lake ChamplainLake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada – United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
. It is about 85 miles in length, and has a drainage area of around 706 square miles. The river generally flows southwest, and then northwest, from the
water divideA drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...
of the
Green MountainsThe Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately 250 miles . The most notable mountains in the range include:*Mount Mansfield, 4,393 feet , the highest point in Vermont...
, and is the namesake of
Lamoille County, VermontLamoille County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. In 2000, its population was 23,233. Its shire town is Hyde Park.-Geography:According to the U.S...
. The river's valley also gave its name to the now-defunct Lamoille Valley Railroad Company, successor to the
St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County RailroadSt. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad was constructed in the 1870s as the Vermont Division of the Portland and Ogdensburg Railway to connect the Great Lakes with the seaport of Portland, Maine. The westerly connection with the Great Lakes was never made...
.
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The
Lamoille River is a
riverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, a sea or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water...
which runs through northern
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
and drains into
Lake ChamplainLake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada – United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
. It is about 85 miles in length, and has a drainage area of around 706 square miles. The river generally flows southwest, and then northwest, from the
water divideA drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...
of the
Green MountainsThe Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately 250 miles . The most notable mountains in the range include:*Mount Mansfield, 4,393 feet , the highest point in Vermont...
, and is the namesake of
Lamoille County, VermontLamoille County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. In 2000, its population was 23,233. Its shire town is Hyde Park.-Geography:According to the U.S...
. The river's valley also gave its name to the now-defunct Lamoille Valley Railroad Company, successor to the
St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County RailroadSt. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad was constructed in the 1870s as the Vermont Division of the Portland and Ogdensburg Railway to connect the Great Lakes with the seaport of Portland, Maine. The westerly connection with the Great Lakes was never made...
.