Marshepaug River
The Marshepaug River is a stream in the towns of Goshen and Litchfield in northwest Connecticut in the United States. The river rises near the southwest corner of Woodbridge Lake and then flows in a southwest direction through the Milton Center Historic District to its mouth on the East Branch of the Shepaug River. It drains an area of more than and has a gradient of over 52 feet per mile. History. During the 19th century, the river provided waterpower for sawmills, gristmills, bloomery forges, and other industries.