Halls Stream
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| name = Halls Stream
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| name_other = Rivière Hall (in Quebec)
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| image = RiviereHalls.jpg
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| image_caption = Halls Stream near East Hereford, Quebec
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| subdivision_type1 = Countries
| subdivision_name1 = Canada and United States
| subdivision_type2 = Province and States
| subdivision_name2 = Quebec, New Hampshire and Vermont
| subdivision_type3 = Administrative regions/counties
| subdivision_name3 = Estrie, QC
Coos County, NH
Essex County, VT
| subdivision_type4 = Municipalities
| subdivision_name4 = Saint-Malo, QC;
Saint-Venant-de-Paquette, QC;
East Hereford, QC;
Pittsburg, NH;
Canaan, VT
| source1_location = Canada-US border (Québec-New Hampshire
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|45|13|30|N|71|25|31|W}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1912|ft}}
| mouth = Connecticut River
| mouth_location = Beecher Falls, Vermont
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| length_mi = 25.2
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Halls Stream or Rivière Hall is a {{convert|25.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}[http://www.granit.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system] tributary of the Connecticut River in eastern North America. For most of its length, it forms the Canada–United States border, with the province of Quebec (Canada) to its west and the state of New Hampshire (United States) to its east.
Geography
The stream flows from north to south, with a logging landscape on the New Hampshire side, and a mixture of woodland and farms on the Quebec side. Near the southern end of the stream, the international boundary diverges from Halls Stream and heads west, along a line which, when it was originally surveyed, was intended to be on the 45th parallel. South of this line, Halls Stream enters the state of Vermont, flowing through the town of Canaan in Essex County for a little over a half mile. In the village of Beecher Falls, Vermont, it empties into the Connecticut River (which forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire).
Where Halls Stream forms the international border, it divides the following municipalities:
- East side: Town of Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire
- West side: Municipalities of Saint-Malo, Saint-Venant-de-Paquette, and East Hereford, in Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Estrie administrative region, Quebec
History
Historically, Halls Stream factored into an international boundary dispute in this area, and it formed part of the border of the so-called Republic of Indian Stream.
Toponymy
The term "Halls" is a surname of English origin.
The toponym "Rivière Hall" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board)[http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=27748 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of place names) - Toponym: "Rivière Hall".] and on October 29, 1980, in the United States Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).[http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1457703,Halls%20Stream Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]
See also
References
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{{Connecticut River}}
{{Rivers of New Hampshire}}
{{Vermont rivers}}
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Category:Rivers of New Hampshire
Category:Rivers of Coös County, New Hampshire
Category:Pittsburg, New Hampshire
Category:Canada–United States border