Cockermouth River

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Cockermouth River
The Sculpted Rocks in Groton.

The Sculpted Rocks in Groton.

Data
River system Merrimack River
Drain over Newfound River  → Pemigewasset River  → Merrimack River  → Atlantic Ocean
source west of Groton
43 ° 43 ′ 56 "  N , 71 ° 54 ′ 39"  W
Source height 355  m geolocator
muzzle in Hebron in Newfound Lake Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′ 26 "  N , 71 ° 47 ′ 33"  W 43 ° 41 ′ 26 "  N , 71 ° 47 ′ 33"  W.
Mouth height 179  m geolocator
Height difference 176 m
Bottom slope 11 ‰
length 15.4 km
Left tributaries Wise Brook
Right tributaries Atwell Brook
Navigable No

The Cockermouth River is a 9 miles long creek in Grafton County , New Hampshire . It rises in the west of Groton , flows through the Sculptured Rocks Natural Area and ends in Hebron in Hebron Bay of Newfound Lake . The name comes from the former Cockermouth Grant, which after several extensions in today's Groton and to a small extent also in Hebron.

Individual evidence

  1. a b New Hampshire Fish Finder (English)
  2. New Hampshire State Parks (English)
  3. Hebron Historical Society (English)

Web links

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