Wooster Island
Island in Orange, Connecticut, U.S.
Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River[1] in Orange, Connecticut.
The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting.[2] Fishing is legal and considered safe,[3] though shellfishing is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion.[4] The southernmost tip of the island is considered the northernmost limit of salt water in the river.[3]
Physical characteristics
41°16′50″N 73°04′58″W / 41.28056°N 73.08278°W / 41.28056; -73.08278
- The island is approximately half-way north of Great Flat Island in Milford, and south of Two Mile Island in Shelton.
- Elevation: ~39 feet (12 m) [5]
- The water quality surrounding the island is known to contain Escherichia coli.[6]
Transportation
All transportation to and from the island is by boat. It is illegal to operate a boat from the northern to southern tip of the island at speeds greater than "Slow-No-Wake".[7]
References
- ^ "Housatonic River". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Two Men, Dog, Rescued from Wooster Island | Valley Independent Sentinel".
- ^ a b "INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY REPORT" (PDF). State of Connecticut. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "2008 Waterbody Report for Lis Cb Inner - Housatonic River (Upper), Orange". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Wooster Island, Connecticut Latitude/Longitude".
- ^ "Appendix C. 2006 List of Connecticut Waterbodies Not Meeting Water Quality Standards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Sec. 15-121-B1. Requirements of application for number" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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Islands and peninsulas of Connecticut
- Bear Island
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- Cut in Two Island
- Cuties Island
- Davis Island
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- Enders Island
- Falkner Island
- Fayerweather Island
- Fowler Island
- Goat Island
- Goose Island (Guilford)
- Goose Island (Stratford)
- Governor Island
- Grannis Island
- Great Captain Island
- Gull Rock
- Haddam Island
- High Island
- Horse Island
- Kidd's Island
- Kings Island
- Little Pumpkin Island
- Long Island
- Mason's Island
- Menunketesuck Island
- Milford Point
- Minnie Island
- Money Island
- Mother-in-Law Island
- Nells Island
- North and South Brother Islands
- Norwalk Islands
- Outer Island
- Peacock Island
- Pope's Flat
- Pot Island
- Ram Island
- Rogers Island
- Round Rock
- Sandy Point Island
- Sherwood Island
- Thimble Islands
- Tuxis Island
- Underwood Island
- Wooster Island
- City Point
- Hay Island
- Lordship
- Shippan Point
- South End of Stamford