Piscataqua River

Piscataqua River
Data
Water code	US :  869224
location	New Hampshire , Maine (USA)
River system	Piscataqua River
Confluence of	Cocheco River and Salmon Falls River east of Dover 43 ° 10 ′ 34 ″  N , 70 ° 49 ′ 29 ″  W
Source height	0  m
muzzle	At Portsmouth in the Atlantic Coordinates: 43 ° 3 ′ 22 ″  N , 70 ° 42 ′ 11 ″  W 43 ° 3 ′ 22 ″  N , 70 ° 42 ′ 11 ″  W
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	0 m
Bottom slope	0 ‰
length	19 km
Catchment area	approx. 3870 km²
Right tributaries	Lamprey River , Bellamy River , Squamscott River
Medium-sized cities	Portsmouth
Small towns	Eliot , Kittery
Tidal waters

The Piscataqua River is a 12 miles long estuary in the northeastern United States .

It is formed by the confluence of the Cocheco River and Salmon Falls River east of Dover . In the first third it runs south and then turns to the south-east. The confluence with the Atlantic lies east of Portsmouth . The entire length of the Piscataqua River forms the border between Maine and New Hampshire . To the south, the Piscataqua River is connected to the Great Bay , into which several rivers flow: the Lamprey River , Bellamy River and Squamscott River .

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