Richford, in Franklin County, in the state of Vermont, northeast of the United States. Note: The segment of 2.7 km in Vermont is named "North Branch Missisquoi River".
Tourism and culture are the main economical activities of this valley. In 2014, Sutton Town had 52 tourist business generating 575 jobs. The Sutton Strategic Development Plan of 2014 mentioned the rising of outdoor recreational activities in popularity. This plan indicated that 46 000 visitors per year are recorded. This plan indicated that agricultural land under-used. Besides the urban areas, agriculture constitutes the second economic activity of this small valley; forestry, third.. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.
Geography
The Sutton River flows southward through the valley, in the same direction as Canadian Pacific Railway path and route 139, to reach Richford, Vermont. The Sutton River rises at Spruce Lake on the western slope of Mont Sutton, either at the foot alpine ski slopes. Lac Spruce is encased between Mont Gagnon and Le Round Top. This small lake is located south of Mud Pond Lake, east of the center of the village of Sutton and almost at the limit of the watershed on the Brock River side. Course in Canada From its source, the course of the Sutton River flows over, generally to the south, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
towards the north-west, first crossing Lake Vogel and passing on the southwest side of a small hamlet, to the outlet of Mud Pond lake;
to the south by collecting a stream, by collecting the Cook stream, by cutting Jordan road and route 139; then by bending towards the southwest by collecting a stream, until the Alder stream ;
towards the south by forming a first curve towards the east to collect a stream, by crossing the path of Pinnacle East and by forming a second curve towards the east to collect a stream, up to the White stream ;
first towards the south, towards the southwest by crossing rue des Églises Est and by forming a curve towards the southeast to bypass an area of marsh, up to the bridge from route 139 ;
towards the south-west by collecting a stream and forming two large curves and forming a loop towards the south before turning off towards the west at the end of segment, to a stream ;
south to the Canada-US border.
Course in the United States Note: US segment is officially called: "North Branch Missisquoi River" From the Canada-US border, the course of the Sutton River, now called the North Branch Mississquoi River, descends 2.7 kilometres to the southwest in an agricultural area, forming two curves toward the southeast, crossing Pinnacle Road. The North Branch Mississquoi River then flows into a bend in the north bank of the Missisquoi River. From the Canada-US border, the course of the Sutton River descends to the southwest in an agricultural area, forming two curves toward the southeast, and crossing the Pinnacle Road. The Sutton River flows into a bend in the north bank of the Missisquoi River, which, just as it rises in Quebec. This confluence is located west of downtown Richford, Vermont. The road that runs along the west side of this american segment of this stream is called North Branch Rd.
Flood zone
The by-law relating to the town planning program for the town of Sutton mentions a flood zone along the Sutton river, between Schweizer road and the boundary of the municipality of Abercorn. During the night of July 14 to 15, 1997, torrential rains fell on the valley of the Sutton river. A bridge on a tributary of the west bank of the Sutton River on Claybank Road in Abercorn was badly damaged. The flood took the bottom of the road and the wooden structure of the bridge crashed into the bottom of the stream. The debris blocked the branches carried by the current. Almost all of Abercorn's roads were damaged, notably Spencer and Church streets.
