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The White River is a river, approximately long, in the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 state of Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
. It is a tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Connecticut River
Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into Long Island Sound at Old Saybrook, Connecticut....
.

The White River rises at Skylight Pond south of Bread Loaf Mountain
Bread Loaf Mountain (Vermont)

Bread Loaf Mountain is a mountain located in Addison County, Vermont, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest. The mountain is part of the central Green Mountains....
 near the crest of the Green Mountains
Green Mountains

The 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:...
. The river flows east to the town of Granville
Granville, Vermont

Granville is a town in Addison County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 303 at the 2000 United States Census.Geography...
, where it receives the outflow from the southern portion of Granville Notch
Granville Notch

Granville Notch, or Granville Gulf, is a notch, or mountain pass, located in Granville, Vermont, Vermont.North of the height of land, the notch is the Source of the Mad River , which drains into the Winooski River, and into Lake Champlain....
. The river turns south and, followed by Vermont Route 100
Vermont Route 100

Vermont Route 100 is a north-south highway that travels the length of the state from Newport, Vermont in the north to the Massachusetts State Line....
, flows through the towns of Hancock
Hancock, Vermont

Hancock is a town in Addison County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 382 at the 2000 United States Census. Hancock is home to the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and contains Middlebury Gap....
 and Rochester
Rochester, Vermont

Rochester is a town in Vermont, Vermont, United States, created by Vermont charter on July 30, 1781 and later expanded when the town of Philadelphia, Vermont, Vermont was divided up among its neighbors....
. Entering Stockbridge
Stockbridge, Vermont

Stockbridge is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 674 at the 2000 United States Census....
, the river turns northeast and, followed by Vermont Route 107
Vermont Route 107

Vermont Route 107 is an east-west state highway that runs from Stockbridge, Vermont in the south to Royalton, Vermont. This highway mostly serves to connect Vermont Route 100 to Interstate 89 ....
, flows to the town of Bethel
Bethel, Vermont

Bethel is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 United States Census. The town includes the locations of Bethel-Gilead, East Bethel, Lilliesville, Olympus , and West Bethel....
, where the Third Branch of the White River enters from the north.






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The White River is a river, approximately long, in the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 state of Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
. It is a tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Connecticut River
Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into Long Island Sound at Old Saybrook, Connecticut....
.

The White River rises at Skylight Pond south of Bread Loaf Mountain
Bread Loaf Mountain (Vermont)

Bread Loaf Mountain is a mountain located in Addison County, Vermont, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest. The mountain is part of the central Green Mountains....
 near the crest of the Green Mountains
Green Mountains

The 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:...
. The river flows east to the town of Granville
Granville, Vermont

Granville is a town in Addison County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 303 at the 2000 United States Census.Geography...
, where it receives the outflow from the southern portion of Granville Notch
Granville Notch

Granville Notch, or Granville Gulf, is a notch, or mountain pass, located in Granville, Vermont, Vermont.North of the height of land, the notch is the Source of the Mad River , which drains into the Winooski River, and into Lake Champlain....
. The river turns south and, followed by Vermont Route 100
Vermont Route 100

Vermont Route 100 is a north-south highway that travels the length of the state from Newport, Vermont in the north to the Massachusetts State Line....
, flows through the towns of Hancock
Hancock, Vermont

Hancock is a town in Addison County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 382 at the 2000 United States Census. Hancock is home to the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and contains Middlebury Gap....
 and Rochester
Rochester, Vermont

Rochester is a town in Vermont, Vermont, United States, created by Vermont charter on July 30, 1781 and later expanded when the town of Philadelphia, Vermont, Vermont was divided up among its neighbors....
. Entering Stockbridge
Stockbridge, Vermont

Stockbridge is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 674 at the 2000 United States Census....
, the river turns northeast and, followed by Vermont Route 107
Vermont Route 107

Vermont Route 107 is an east-west state highway that runs from Stockbridge, Vermont in the south to Royalton, Vermont. This highway mostly serves to connect Vermont Route 100 to Interstate 89 ....
, flows to the town of Bethel
Bethel, Vermont

Bethel is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 United States Census. The town includes the locations of Bethel-Gilead, East Bethel, Lilliesville, Olympus , and West Bethel....
, where the Third Branch of the White River enters from the north. The Second Branch and the First Branch of the White River also enter from the north as the river flows through Royalton
Royalton, Vermont

Royalton is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States, and includes the villages of Royalton, South Royalton, and North Royalton....
.

From Royalton to the river's mouth, the valley is occupied by Interstate 89
Interstate 89

Interstate 89 is an interstate highway in the New England region of the United States travelling between Concord, New Hampshire and Highgate Springs, Vermont....
 and Vermont Route 14
Vermont Route 14

Vermont Route 14 is a north-south state highway in northeastern Vermont. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 4 /U.S. Route 5 in White River Junction, Vermont and its northern terminus is at Vermont Route 100 in Newport , Vermont....
. Flowing southeast, the river passes through the town of Sharon
Sharon, Vermont

Sharon is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. Created on August 17, 1761 by way of a royal charter which King George III of England issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire, it had a population of 1,411 at the United States Census, 2000....
 and enters the town of Hartford
Hartford, Vermont

Hartford is a New England town in Windsor County, Vermont in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located on the New Hampshire border, at the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91....
, where it reaches the Connecticut River at the village of White River Junction
White River Junction, Vermont

White River Junction is a census-designated place in the New England town of Hartford, Vermont in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States....
.