Branch River (New Hampshire) Explained

Branch River
Pushpin Map:New Hampshire#USA
Pushpin Map Size:250 px
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New Hampshire
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Carroll, Strafford
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:Wakefield, Milton
Length:11.9miles
Source1:Lovell Lake
Source1 Location:Sanbornville
Source1 Coordinates:43.5525°N -71.0253°W
Source1 Elevation:572feet
Mouth:Salmon Falls River/Northeast Pond
Mouth Location:Milton
Mouth Coordinates:43.4622°N -70.9728°W
Mouth Elevation:413feet
Tributaries Right:Churchill Brook/Pike Brook, Jones Brook

The Branch River is an 11.9miles long[1] river located in eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Salmon Falls River, part of the Piscataqua River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean.

The river begins at the outlet of Lovell Lake at Sanbornville, a village in the town of Wakefield, New Hampshire. The river turns south, paralleling New Hampshire Route 16, passes through the village of Union, and turns southeast to reach the Salmon Falls River in Northeast Pond, within the town of Milton.

A significant tributary is Jones Brook.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.granit.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system