Chickwolnepy Stream Explained

Chickwolnepy Stream
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:County
Subdivision Name3:Coos
Subdivision Type4:Towns & townships
Subdivision Name4:Success, Cambridge, Milan
Length:14.2miles
Source1:Success Pond
Source1 Location:Success
Source1 Coordinates:44.5781°N -71.0486°W
Source1 Elevation:1601feet
Mouth:Androscoggin River
Mouth Location:Milan
Mouth Coordinates:44.5872°N -71.1869°W
Mouth Elevation:1100feet

Chickwolnepy Stream, also called Chickwollopy, is a 14.2adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river in northern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Androscoggin River, which flows south and east into Maine, joining the Kennebec River near the Atlantic Ocean.

Etymology

There are two names in local usage for the stream, Chickwollopy and Chickwolnepy, the latter of which is the official name. Both names derive from the Arosaguntacook dialect of the Abenaki language. "Chickwollopy" coming from the words chegual and aki, thus meaning "frog place" or "land where frogs dwell".[2] "Chickwolnepy" comes from the words chegual and nebe meaning "frog pond", a reference to it being the only brook in the area rising from a pond.[3]

Description

Chickwolnepy Stream rises at the outlet of Success Pond in the township of Success, New Hampshire. The stream flows generally west to the Androscoggin River in the town of Milan, passing briefly through the township of Cambridge. The stream passes Cambridge Black Mountain and Bald Mountain, staying in a wooded valley where logging is prevalent.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.granit.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
  2. Bailey K. Davis. Traditions and Recollections of Berlin, New Hampshire, Berlin Public Library, 1897.
  3. Web site: Indian Place Names of New England. John C. Huden. May 8, 2017.