West Branch (New Hampshire) Explained

West Branch
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:Carroll
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:Madison, Freedom, Ossipee
Length:5.5miles
Source1:Silver Lake
Source1 Location:Madison
Source1 Coordinates:43.8486°N -71.1714°W
Source1 Elevation:468feet
Mouth:Ossipee Lake
Mouth Location:Ossipee / Freedom
Mouth Coordinates:43.8089°N -71.1622°W
Mouth Elevation:407feet

The West Branch is a 5.5adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river located in eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is the northern tributary of Ossipee Lake, part of the Saco River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean.

The West Branch begins at the outlet of Silver Lake in the southern corner of Madison, New Hampshire, and takes a winding course south towards Ossipee Lake. It forms the boundary between the towns of Freedom and Ossipee. The flat, sandy terrain through which the river flows is known as the West Branch Pine Barrens and is the site of a nature preserve owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy.

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