The Byram River is a 13.9 mi long river spanning southeast New York state and southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It has a 29 sqmi drainage basin. The river's headwaters are at Byram Lake in Westchester County, New York, at an elevation of 750 ft, and flow southward, crossing the New York-Connecticut border and eventually flowing into Long Island Sound at Port Chester Harbor. The lower portion of the river is paralleled by the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut and eventually forms the southernmost portion of the New York-Connecticut border. Several bridges cross the river, as well as several dams controlled by the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut.

History

The Byram River was once a center of economic activity where shipbuilding and fishing were major industries. The Byram section of Greenwich lies at its southern end. On April 15, 2007, a nor'easter flooded areas near the river on both the Connecticut and New York sides. In July 2007, Greenwich town officials gave initial approval for spending $250,000 to study drainage improvement in flood-prone areas near the river, including the idea of dredging the river.

Bridgework

As of the summer of 2007, three of these in northwest Greenwich had been identified by state inspectors as in critical need of repair, and all were scheduled for work: