<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for 406 miles (653 km) through four U.S. states . It rises at the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island Sound . Its watershed encompasses five U.S. states and one Canadian province, 11,260 square miles (29,200 km) via 148 tributaries, 38 of which are major rivers . It produces 70% of Long Island Sound's fresh water, discharging at 19,600 cubic feet (560 m) per second . </P> <P> The Connecticut River Valley is home to some of the northeastern United States' most productive farmland, as well as a metropolitan region of approximately two million people surrounding Springfield, Massachusetts and Connecticut's capital in Hartford . </P>

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