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The Mississippi Headwaters subregion, sometimes called the Mississippi Headwaters Hydrologic Subregion, is a second-level subdivision [1] covering approximately 20,200 sq mi (52,000 km 2) and includes the Mississippi River basin above the confluence with the St. Croix River basin, excluding the Minnesota River basin. [2]
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling [1]) is a 117-mile-long (188 km) river [2] in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, [3] flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport.
The North Branch of the Contoocook River (officially the North Branch River [1]) is a 16.8-mile-long (27.0 km) [2] river in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States.It is a tributary of the Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.
This is a list of rivers and significant streams in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. All watercourses named "River" (freshwater or tidal) are listed here, as well as other streams which are either subject to the New Hampshire Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act or are more than 10 miles (16 km) long.
The Blackwater River is a 37.5-mile-long (60.4 km) [1] river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed. The Blackwater River is formed at Cilleyville, [2] a village in the western part of the town of Andover, by the junction of two branch streams.
The Pemigewasset River / ˌ p ɛ m ɪ dʒ ə ˈ w ɑː s ɪ t /, known locally as "The Pemi", is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States.It is 65.0 miles (104.6 km) in length and (with its tributaries) drains approximately 1,021 square miles (2,644 km 2). [1]
Mouth location Source coordinates ... New Boston Kewanee: Elk River: Left 135 Elk River ... Map of Mississippi River Basin
The Contoocook River (/ k ə n ˈ t ʊ k ə k / ⓘ) is a 71-mile-long (114 km) [1] river in New Hampshire. It flows from 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.