Connecticut Water Trails Program

Connecticut Water Trails

Fairfield County

Greenwich

Byram River

Site Location: Cliffdale Road, Greenwich, Connecticut

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.

There are also several bridges that cross the river.

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.

Type: Tidal River

Water Type: Fresh / Salt

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Longitude 73.693573 ºW    Latitude 41.107263 ºN

Location Map:

Greenwich - Byram River - Upper Section

Greenwich - Byram River - Middle Section

Greenwich - Byram River - Lower Section

USGS Quadrangle: Mamaroneck

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20 miles in length

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.

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