Scantic River

The Scantic River (pronounced SKAN-tik) is a river that flows through the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut.

The Scantic River's tributaries rise in the towns of Hampden, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow and Monson in Massachusetts, and in Stafford and Somers, Connecticut, forming the river in the town of Hampden, Massachusetts southeast of Springfield.

The Scantic flows southwest for 40.6 miles (65.3 km)[1] through the towns and communities of Hampden, Massachusetts; Somers, Somersville, Scitico, Hazardville, Enfield, East Windsor, Broad Brook, Scantic, South Windsor, and East Windsor Hill, Connecticut, until joining the Connecticut River (41°52′04″N 72°36′59″W / 41.8678°N 72.6165°W / 41.8678; -72.6165) near the East Windsor Hill community, part of South Windsor.

One is a small community, part of East Windsor.

The other is in the southeast section of Hampden, near the corner of Scantic Road and Rock-A-Dundee Road.