Salmon Brook (Merrimack River tributary) explained

Salmon Brook
Pushpin Map:Massachusetts#New Hampshire#USA
Pushpin Map Size:250 px
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:States
Subdivision Name2:Massachusetts,
New Hampshire
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Middlesex, MA,
Hillsborough, NH
Subdivision Type4:Communities
Subdivision Name4:Dunstable, MA, Nashua, NH
Length:9.3miles
Discharge1 Avg:150ft3/s
Source1:Lower Massapoag Pond
Source1 Location:Groton, MA
Source1 Coordinates:42.6686°N -71.4942°W
Source1 Elevation:154feet
Mouth:Merrimack River
Mouth Location:Nashua, NH
Mouth Coordinates:42.7486°N -71.4417°W
Mouth Elevation:95feet
Basin Size:36sqmi
Tributaries Left:Hauk Brook, Joint Grass Brook, Hassells Brook
Tributaries Right:Black Brook, Old Maids Brook

Salmon Brook is one of the six major tributaries of the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its watershed is 31sqmi and is one of the 14 subwatersheds of the Merrimack River. It passes through Dunstable, Massachusetts, and Nashua, New Hampshire.

Route description

Salmon Brook begins at the outlet of Lower Massapoag Pond near the center of Dunstable. It then flows approximately 9.3miles north-northeast to the Merrimack River. The water body farthest upstream in the watershed is Martins Pond just east of the center of the town of Groton. The outlet, Martins Pond Brook, runs southeast to Lost Lake/Knops Pond, the start of a chain of lakes that includes Whitney Pond, Cow Pond, and Upper and Lower Massapoag ponds. All of these water bodies are dammed. Salmon Brook runs roughly parallel to the Nashua River for its entire course from Lower Massapoag Pond to the Merrimack River.

See also