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Byram River

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Basic Information:

The Byram River is a river, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, in southeast New York and southwestern Connecticut in the United States.

The river has an elevation of 750 feet (228 m) at its headwaters at Byram Lake in Westchester County, New York, and flows in a southward direction, crossing the New York - Connecticut border and eventually reaching sea level at Port Chester Harbor, where it empties into the Long Island Sound. The lower portion of the river is paralleled by the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut and eventually forms the westernmost portion of the New York-Connecticut border.

There are several dams on the river which are controlled by the Town of Greenwich.

Type: River

Water Type: Freshwater / Tidal

Length: 20 miles

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Site Coordinates:

Longitude 73.647142ºW Latitude 41.076684ºN

Longitude 73.693573 ºW Latitude 41.107263 ºN

Greenwich

Location Maps:

Greenwich - Byram River - Upper Section

Greenwich - Byram River - Upper

Greenwich - Byram River - Middle Section

Greenwich - Byram River - Middle

Greenwich - Byram River - Lower Section

Greenwich - Byram River - Lower

USGS Quadrangles: Mamaroneck

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Directions Map: Google Map

ITouch Map: Byram River

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At its headwaters at Byram Lake in Westchester County, New York, and flows in a southward direction, crossing the New York-Connecticut border and eventually reaching sea level at Port Chester Harbor, where it empties into the Long Island Sound. The lower portion of the river is paralleled by the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut and eventually forms the westernmost portion of the New York-Connecticut border.

Paddling The Byram River:

Site History:

The Byram River was once a center of economic activity where shipbuilding and fishing were major industries. The Byram section of Greenwich is at the southern end of the river, on the Connecticut side.

On April 15, 2007, a nor'easter flooded areas near the river on both the Connecticut and New York sides. In July 2007, Greenwich town officials gave initial approval for spending $250,000 to study drainage improvement in flood-prone areas near the river, including the idea of dredging the river.