Contoocook River
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Coordinates: 43°17′11″N 71°35′23″W / 43.2865°N 71.5898°W
The Contoocook River is a 71-mile-long (114 km)[1] river in New Hampshire. It flows from Pool Pond and Contoocook Lake on the Jaffrey/Rindge border to Penacook (just north of Concord), where it empties into the Merrimack River. It is one of only a few rivers in New Hampshire that flow in a predominantly northward direction. Two picturesque covered bridges in Hopkinton and one in Henniker span the Contoocook, as does another on the Hancock-Greenfield line. Residents and tourists have made the Contoocook popular for fishing and whitewater boating.
The river gives its name to Contoocook, New Hampshire, a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Hopkinton.
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[edit] Principal tributaries
From south to north:
- Nubanusit Brook begins at Nubanusit Lake in Nelson and joins the Contoocook in Peterborough.
- The North Branch of the Contoocook starts in Stoddard and joins the main stem in Hillsborough.
- The Warner River starts in Bradford and joins the Contoocook in Hopkinton.
- The Blackwater River begins at Pleasant Lake in New London and joins the Contoocook in Hopkinton.
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[edit] External links
- NH Department of Environmental Services The Contoocook and North Branch Rivers
- American Whitewater description of the Freight Train rapids section
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