Nash Stream Explained

Nash 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 and townships
Subdivision Name4:Columbia, Odell, Stratford, Stark
Length:15.3miles
Source1:Whitcomb Mountain
Source1 Location:Odell
Source1 Coordinates:44.7897°N -71.3814°W
Source1 Elevation:3140feet
Mouth:Upper Ammonoosuc River
Mouth Location:Stark
Mouth Coordinates:44.6256°N -71.4658°W
Mouth Elevation:942feet
Tributaries Left:Pike Brook, East Branch, Pond Brook, Long Mountain Brook, Slide Brook
Tributaries Right:Columbia Brook, Johnson Brook, Silver Brook

Nash Stream is a 15.3adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river in northern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Upper Ammonoosuc River and part of the Connecticut River watershed.

Nash Stream rises on the western slopes of Whitcomb Mountain in the township of Odell, New Hampshire, and flows west briefly into the town of Columbia before turning south-southwest to flow through Odell and the town of Stratford, joining the Upper Ammonoosuc River in the town of Stark. Near its headwaters, it passes through Nash Bog Pond, an extensive marshy area which used to be a large pond closed by a dam. The dam washed out in the 1960s. Nearly the entire stream is within the boundaries of the Nash Stream Forest, owned by the state of New Hampshire.

The Nash Stream watershed is surrounded by mountains. The most commonly hiked are North and South Percy Peaks, barren summits offering extensive views reached by a trail, and Sugarloaf, reached by a trail which formerly gave access to a fire tower.

Nash Stream Forest Management Plan

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NH GRANIT: New Hampshire's Statewide GIS Clearinghouse. 2023-03-26. University of New Hampshire.
  2. Web site: Nash Stream Forest Management Plan . nh.gov. 30 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Nash Stream Forest Management Plan 2002. nh.gov. 30 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Nash Stream Forest Management Plan 1995. nh.gov. 30 March 2023.