Lamprey River
| Lamprey River | ||
 Lamprey River in Newmarket, New Hampshire |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 871270 | |
| location | New Hampshire (USA) | |
| River system | Piscataqua River | |
| Drain over | Piscataqua River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the Town of Northwood 43 ° 11 ′ 6 " N , 71 ° 11 ′ 44" W. |
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Great Bay Coordinates: 43 ° 3 '57 " N , 70 ° 54' 40" W 43 ° 3 '57 " N , 70 ° 54' 40" W. |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 80 km | |
| Catchment area | 545 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Pawtuckaway River , North River , Little River | |
| Right tributaries | North Branch River , Piscassic River | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Freeses Pond | |
| Small towns | Epping , Newmarket | |
| Communities | Raymond | |
| National Wild and Scenic River | ||
The Lamprey River is a river in the southeast of the US state New Hampshire .
The Lamprey River has its source in the Town of Northwood . It initially flows in an arc to the north, then to the west and finally to the south. It flows through Northwood Meadows State Park . It maintains its course south. It flows through the small reservoir Freeses Pond and finally reaches the place Raymond . The river then turns east and passes Epping and Newmarket . Finally it flows into the Great Bay , an estuary which is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Piscataqua River . The Lamprey River has a length of 80 km. It drains an area of 545 km².
A 38 km stretch of river from Bunker Pond Dam in Epping to the confluence of the Piscassic River in Newmarket has been designated a National Wild and Scenic River .
Naming
The name of the flux ( lamprey engl. For lamprey ) derives from the American lamprey ( Lethenteron appendix ab), which is native to the river.
fauna
The river is the habitat of several migratory fish species such as the herring species of the genus Alosa as well as smelt and Atlantic salmon . This can be used to spawn freely upriver to the south-west of Durham located Wiswall Dam swim. The Lamprey River is home to several species of freshwater mussels .
