South Branch Baker River Explained

South Branch Baker 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:County
Subdivision Name3:Grafton
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:Orange, Groton, Dorchester, Wentworth
Length:15.6miles
Source1 Location:Orange
Source1 Coordinates:43.68°N -71.9147°W
Source1 Elevation:2450feet
Mouth:Baker River
Mouth Location:Wentworth
Mouth Coordinates:43.8339°N -71.8922°W
Mouth Elevation:530feet
Tributaries Left:Bucks Brook, Merrill Brook, Rocky Brook

The South Branch of the Baker River is a 15.6adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river located in western New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Baker River, part of the Pemigewasset River and Merrimack River watersheds.

The river rises in the town of Orange, New Hampshire, on high ground north of Mount Cardigan. It flows north through the southwest corner of the town of Groton and the eastern part of Dorchester, enters Wentworth, and drops rapidly to the Baker River.

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Notes and References

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