Baboosic Brook Explained

Baboosic Brook
Pushpin Map:New Hampshire#USA
Pushpin Map Size:200 px
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New Hampshire
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Hillsborough
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:Amherst, Bedford, Merrimack
Length:12.7miles
Source1:Baboosic Lake
Source1 Location:Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Source1 Coordinates:42.8928°N -71.5808°W
Source1 Elevation:232feet
Mouth:Souhegan River
Mouth Location:Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Mouth Coordinates:42.8628°N -71.4908°W
Mouth Elevation:95feet
Tributaries Left:Joe English Brook, Pulpit Brook, McQuade Brook, Riddle Brook

Baboosic Brook is a 12.7adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] stream located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Souhegan River, which flows to the Merrimack River and ultimately to the Gulf of Maine.

Baboosic Brook begins at the outlet of Baboosic Lake in the town of Amherst, New Hampshire. The brook takes a winding course (east- and southward flow predominating) through the towns of Amherst, Bedford, and Merrimack before ending at the Souhegan River near its outlet to the Merrimack River.

Tributaries include Joe English Brook, Pulpit Brook, McQuade Brook, and Riddle Brook, all entering from the north.

Wildlife

Baboosic Brook is home to a variety of wildlife, including the North American beaver, brook trout, and the common snapping turtle. The majority of the brook's fish population are pumpkinseed and chain pickerel.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.granit.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
  2. Web site: Hook And Bullet: Baboosic Brook.