Hockanum+River

**Drainage Basin: Connecticut** toc
 * Hockanum River**

The Hockanum River Watershed encompasses 9 towns and 77 square miles in north-central Conecticut, beginning at Shenipsit Lake in Ellington, and terminating into the Connecticut River in East Hartford. Within this expanse there are hiking trails and canoe/kayak opportunities in 4 towns, each of which has a volunteer organization which maintain the river for public enjoyment, under the umbrella of the Hockanum River Watershed Association (HRWA). These towns are East Hartford, Manchester, Vernon and Ellington.

The HRWA maintains a web site, at [|www.hockanumriverwa.org], links to which will be the primary source of information about the Hockanum River on this wiki.

Note that the thrust of the HRWA web site is to enable the public to be aware of the hiking trails, water opportunities, and a little history of the river in each of the town. Thus in addition to the pages directly associated with the HRWA, there will be found separate groups of pages associated with each of the towns. Moreover, some categories below will have multiple links shown, since the characteristics of the river and its trails do vary from town to town.

These links will be used to avoid having to maintain information on both this wiki and the HRWA web site.

Note also that within each of the towns' sub-sites, there will be found web searches, which allow you to search either only the HRWA web site or the full internet. We've found that the former is particularly useful since the range of the search is narrowed to just the Hockanum River.

=1. About this Watershed= HWRA web site link: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org] 

**2. Geology**
HRWA web site link: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_NatFeatures.htm]  =3. Hydrology= HRWA web site link: [|nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/uv/?site_no=01192500]  =4. History= HRWA web site link: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_WatHistory.htm]  =5. Human Use & Impact= HRWA web site link: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_WatQuality.htm]

There are also pages devoted to canoe/kayak races, annual clean-ups, and information on dams and factories that are or used to be found along the river:
 * Annual Clean-Ups** (descriptions and photos): [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_CleanUp.htm]

> East Hartford: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCEH_CanoeKayak.htm] > Manchester: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCM_NECKRA.htm] > Ellington: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCEL_CanoeKayak.htm]
 * Canoe/Kayak Races** (descriptions and photos):

> HRWA East Hartford home page link: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCEH_Home.htm] > HRWA Manchester home page link: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCM_Home.htm] > HRWA Vernon home page link: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCV_Home.htm] > HRWA Ellington home page link: []
 * Hiking Trails** (accessible from the home page of each of the 4 towns in the HRWA web site):

> All towns: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_SpecNotices.htm] > Manchester: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCM_SpecProj.htm] > Vernon: [] > Ellington: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCEL_SpecProj.htm]
 * Special Events** (updated ongoing)


 * Trail Maintenance:** Photos are available for each town.


 * Trail Usage:** Photos are available for each trail in each town. A complete list of all trails, broken down by town, can be found at: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_Trails.htm]

This page is accessible from the HRWA web site home page and from the home pages for each of the towns. With this, HRWA web site information on such items as "dams" and "mills" can be directly found.  =6. Flora (Plants)= Note: Floral pages include both pictures and links to other web sites where more detailed information.  =7. Fauna (Animals)=  =8. Lesson Plans & Field Studies= Add text and links here.  =9. Personal Stories= In Manchester, the Manchester __Reminder News__ has been publishing articles about the Manchester HRWA organization, the Hockanum River Linear Park Committee. These can be accessed: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCM_ReminderNews.htm]  =10. Community Groups= Add text and links here.  =11. Recreation= Add text and links here.  =12. Related Links= Add text and links here.  =13. Notes/Sources= 1. First reference here. You can add anchored links to the reference from above by placing a [ref#], highlighting ref# and creating a link to the anchor at left (source1 on this page)
 * Other:** In addition to other, specifically-noted pages, it is suggested that the viewer use the "Web Searches" page, at: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_WebSearches.htm]
 * Invasive Plants** (and an invasive tree-destroying insect): [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCM_Invasives.htm]
 * Noxious Plants**: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCM_Noxious.htm]
 * Wildflowers**: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/LPCM_Wildflowers.htm]
 * Various animals** whose tracks may be identified: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_AnimalTracks.htm]
 * Beavers** are an increasing problem along the Hockanum: [|www.hockanumriverwa.org/HRWA_Beavers.htm]