Salmon Falls River

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Salmon Falls River
Salmon Falls River.jpg
Data
Water code US :  869752
location New Hampshire , Maine (USA)
River system Piscataqua River
Drain over Piscataqua River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Horn Pond
43 ° 33 ′ 11 "  N , 70 ° 57 ′ 14"  W.
Source height 168  m
Association with Cocheco River to Piscataqua River Coordinates: 43 ° 10 ′ 30 "  N , 70 ° 49 ′ 26"  W 43 ° 10 ′ 30 "  N , 70 ° 49 ′ 26"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 168 m
Bottom slope 2.8 ‰
length 61 km
Catchment area 595 km²
Left tributaries Great Works River
Reservoirs flowed through Milton Pond
Small towns Somersworth , Berwick , South Berwick
Communities Milton , East Rochester , Rollinsford

The Salmon Falls River (literally translated: " Salmon Waterfall River") is a border river between the US states of New Hampshire and Maine .

The Salmon Falls River has its origin at the dam below the Horn Pond , a small reservoir that is fed by the Great East Lake . From there the Salmon Falls River flows in a predominantly south-southeast direction along the state border over a distance of 61 km to its confluence with the Cocheco River to the Piscataqua River , their common estuary , southeast of Dover . The tides on the river are noticeable for the lowest 5 km . Cities and towns along the river are: Milton , East Rochester , Somersworth , Berwick , Rollinsford and South Berwick . The Great Works River flows into the river on the left side below South Berwick - about 5 km before the confluence of Salmon Falls and Cocheco Rivers. The Salmon Falls River drains an area of ​​595 km².

Hydropower plants

There are five hydropower plants along the Salmon Falls River.

The hydropower plants in the downstream direction:

Surname Power
in MW		 Number of
turbines		 location operator
Milton 1.4 4th ( ⊙ ) SFR Hydro Cor
Upper Great Falls 2.2 2 ( ⊙ ) General Electric Co
Lower Great Falls 1.3 1 ( ⊙ ) Somersworth Hydro Co
Rollinsford 1.4 2 ( ⊙ ) Consolidated Hydro NH
South Berwick 1.2 3 ( ⊙ ) Consolidated Hydro NH

Web links

Commons : Salmon Falls River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Horn Pond in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Salmon Falls River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ^ A b Salmon Falls Watershed Collaborative. Accessed May 31, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ energyjustice.net
  5. ↑ hydroreform.org