The Ottauquechee River flows East from the town of Killington in the Green Mountain until it reaches the Connecticut River in the town of Hartland, 41 miles downstream. Along the way it plunges 165 feet through the Quechee Gorge just outside of the Quechee State Park. A bridge on U.S. Route 4 crosses the gorge and is an ideal location to get a glimpse of the geological marvel.
The U.S. Corp of Army Engineers built a hydroelectric dam at the mouth of the Ottauqechee River and the result is North Hartland Lake. Fisherman frequent the river and lake for its Bass, Northern Pike and in the springtime, Trout.
Ottauquechee River, Woodstock, VT 05091