The Bantam River is a two-part, southward-flowing stream located in northwest Connecticut in the United States. The full river comprises two streams that flow into and out of Bantam Lake and that are referred to as Bantam Lake Inlet and Bantam Lake Outlet.[ The two sections of the river enter and leave Bantam Lake at points approximately apart on the lake's north shore. The river drains an area of more than in the towns of Goshen, Litchfield, Morris, and Washington. Its total course is approximately in length. The river rises in the marsh area north of the Litchfield Reservoir and empties into the Shepaug River.][ It forms the southern boundary of Mount Tom State Park.][
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