Rooster River is a river in Fairfield County, Connecticut that lies on and serves as the border between Bridgeport and Fairfield. [1] It has flooded on numerous occasions and so has its own flood control project. [2]
The river is 15.3 square miles in length. [1] Its headwater is heavily urbanized watershed; in addition to Bridgeport and Fairfield, it also runs through Trumbull. [1] Rooster River extends southward into Long Island Sound by way of the Ash Creek Estuary. [1] The source of the river is Lake Forest in Bridgeport, Horse Tavern Brook in Trumbull, and London's Brook from the Fairchild Wheeler golf course. For a short distance upstream from the junction with London's Brook (which is adjacent to Unquowa School) into Bridgeport both 'Horse Tavern Brook' and 'Rooster River' have been interchangeably used. [2]
41°11′38″N 73°13′58″W / 41.1938°N 73.2327°W