Little River | |
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The Little River at Route 126 in Strafford, NH | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
Counties | Strafford, Belknap |
Towns | Strafford, Barnstead |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Blue Hills Range |
• location | Strafford |
• coordinates | 43°17′50″N 71°10′9″W / 43.29722°N 71.16917°W / 43.29722; -71.16917 |
• elevation | 900 ft (270 m) |
Mouth | Big River |
• location | Barnstead |
• coordinates | 43°19′47″N 71°13′59″W / 43.32972°N 71.23306°W / 43.32972; -71.23306 |
• elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
Length | 4.9 mi (7.9 km) |
The Little River is a 4.9-mile-long (7.9 km) river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. Its outflow travels via the Big River, Suncook River, and Merrimack River to the Gulf of Maine, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Little River begins on the west side of the Blue Hills Range in Strafford, New Hampshire. It flows northwest, gaining the outlet of the Willey Ponds, and joins the Big River just north of the village of South Barnstead.
See also
References
- New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
- "Little River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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