New Haven Mills is a stretch of minor riffles and rapids on the New Haven River in Addison County, Vermont, at a former mill village about 3.1 miles southwest of Bristol. Though once cataloged as a waterfall, there was probably never a true fall at the site.
The falls
Lidar data shows a functionally negligible change in elevation at this location. A 1910 Vermont state geological report described water power and rapids over Beekmantown rocks at New Haven Mills. The river crosses the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands here, a rolling plain of farmland and mixed forest.
Getting there
The old village sits at the junction of River Road, East Street and Munger Street in the town of New Haven. Public river access, parking and a paddling class for this spot aren't documented.
History and name
New Haven Mills was once a busy community with a store, factories and a church, and the industries along the New Haven River drew power from it. Fire destroyed everything except the church. The Union Church still stands; it opens for one month each summer and is sometimes used for weddings and community gatherings.
Nearby
Rocky Dale, another rapid on the New Haven River, is about 3.7 miles away. Birketts Falls on Little Otter Creek is about 9.7 miles away, and Moretown Falls on the Mad River about 20.3 miles.
Distances are straight-line.