Excerpt from Ground Water in the Waterbury Area, ConnecticutTopographically the area consists Of a troughlike valley with narrow ¿oor, intersected by narrow valleys of streams tributary to the Naugatuck. At some places bare rock cliffs rise from the edges Of the river to heights of more than a hundred feet, at other places, where tributaries enter, the lowlands are a mile or more in width. The lowest land, on Naugatuck River, where it crosses the south line Of Ansonia, is only 18 feet above sea level, the highest, on Lattin Hill near the. North boundary Of Thomaston, is feet above sea level.Naugatuck River ¿ows southward through the entire length Of the Waterbury area, having a total fall within the area Of about 400 feet. It receives a number Of small but important streams between Thomas ton and Ansonia, notably the West Branch Of the Naugatuck, Mad River, Steel Brook, Long Meadow Pond Brook, Little River, and Bladens River. A small part 'of the drainage passes directly into Housatonic River above the mouth Of the Naugatuck, and Eightmile Brook, which collects the drainage in the southwestern part Of the area, is also tributary to the Housatonic.The excellent water-power sites along the Naugatuck invited settlers into that valley very early in the history of the State, and the growth Of industrial enterprises, although somewhat slow at first, has been very rapid during the last few decades. The manu facture Of brass articles and general foundry work rank first among the industries, and In these as well as nearly all others water power has played an important part. But water is needed not only for power but for other industrial purposes as well as for municipal supplies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.