Ottauquechee River - Variant Names and Spellings

Variant Names and Spellings

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names settled on "Ottauquechee River" as the stream's name in 1908. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Otta Quechee River
  • Ottaquechee River
  • Ottaqueeche River
  • Queechee River
  • Queechy River
  • Water Quechee River
  • Waterchuichi River
  • Waterqueechy River
  • Waterqueechy

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