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River in the United States of America
South Branch Sugar River
The South Branch at Lear Hill Road in Goshen, NH
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountySullivan
TownsGoshen, Newport
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Blood Brook and Gunnison Brook
 • locationGoshen
 • coordinates43°18′4″N 72°9′1″W / 43.30111°N 72.15028°W / 43.30111; -72.15028
 • elevation955 ft (291 m)
MouthSugar River
 • locationNewport
 • coordinates43°21′43″N 72°10′27″W / 43.36194°N 72.17417°W / 43.36194; -72.17417
 • elevation781 ft (238 m)
Length6.6 mi (10.6 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftCoon Brook, Spring Brook

The South Branch of the Sugar River is a 6.6-mile-long (10.6 km) river located in western New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Sugar River, which flows to the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound.

The South Branch begins at the confluence of Gunnison Brook and Blood Brook at the center of the town of Goshen, New Hampshire. The river flows north, reaching the Sugar River near the center of the town of Newport. New Hampshire Route 10 follows the South Branch for its entire length.

See also

References

  1. New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
Rivers of New Hampshire by drainage system
Gulf of Maine
Atlantic coastal tributaries
Merrimack River watershed
Merrymeeting Bay
(Androscoggin River watershed)
Piscataqua River watershed
Saco Bay
(Saco River watershed)
Long Island Sound
Connecticut River watershed


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