Water Resources Panel

Outstanding Resource Waters

a. Batten Kill River, Towns of East Dorset and Arlington - The main stem of the Batten Kill from its headwaters in East Dorset and the West Branch to the New York border at Arlington, Vermont, a distance of approximately 26 miles. Designated on the basis of their exceptional natural, recreational, cultural and scenic values. WRB decision dated June 12, 1991.

b. Pike’s Falls/Ball Mountain, Town of Jamaica - A portion of the North Branch between the point where Kidder Brook enters the brook above Pikes Falls to the point below the falls where an unnamed tributary, which originates from the Winhall Municipal Forest, enters the North Branch. This segment is approximately 4,000 feet in length and within this distance the stream descends 140 feet, much of the drop occurring within Pikes Falls. Designated on the basis of their exceptional natural, recreational and scenic values. WRB decision dated June 21, 1991.

c. Poultney River, Towns of Poultney and Fair Haven - The lower portion of the Poultney River beginning at Poultney/Fair Haven town line and continuing downstream to its confluence with Lake Champlain. Designated on the basis of their exceptional natural, cultural and scenic values. WRB decision dated June 28, 1991.

d. Great Falls, Ompompanoosuc River, Town of Thetford - That portion of the Ompompanoosuc between its confluence with a tributary draining both Gillette Swamp and Mud Pond (also known as Forsyth Pond) and its confluence with the West Branch, 3.8 miles down stream in the Town of Thetford. Designated on the basis of their exceptional recreational, cultural, scenic and natural values. WRB decision dated March 6, 1996.