Nissitissit River Explained

Nissitissit River
Pushpin Map:New Hampshire#Massachusetts#USA
Pushpin Map Size:250 px
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:States
Subdivision Name2:New Hampshire, Massachusetts
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Hillsborough, NH, Middlesex, MA
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:Brookline & Hollis, NH; Pepperell, MA
Length:10.5miles
Source1:Potanipo Pond
Source1 Location:Brookline, NH
Source1 Coordinates:42.7361°N -71.6722°W
Source1 Elevation:80.5order=flipNaNorder=flip
Mouth:Nashua River
Mouth Location:Pepperell, MA
Mouth Coordinates:42.6717°N -71.5647°W
Mouth Elevation:168feet

The Nissitissit River is a 10.5adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Nashua River, itself a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine. This river is part of the Nashua River Watershed.

The Nissitissit River begins at the outlet of Potanipo Pond in the town of Brookline, New Hampshire. It flows southeast at a very mild gradient, crossing the southwest corner of Hollis, New Hampshire, before entering Massachusetts, where it joins the Nashua River in the town of Pepperell.

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Notes and References

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