Smith River (Pemigewasset River)

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Smith River
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The Profile Falls near Bristol

Data
River system Merrimack River
Drain over Pemigewasset River  → Merrimack River  → Atlantic Ocean
source north of Grafton
43 ° 36 ′ 53 ″  N , 71 ° 57 ′ 20 ″  W
Source height 478  m
muzzle between Bristol and Hill in the Pemigewasset River Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′ 49 "  N , 71 ° 43 ′ 41"  W, 43 ° 33 ′ 49 "  N , 71 ° 43 ′ 41"  W
Mouth height 97  m
Height difference 381 m
Bottom slope 9.5 ‰
length 40.2 km

The Smith River is about 25 miles long in New Hampshire , United States . It is a right tributary of the Pemigewasset River .

course

The source of the river is in Grafton County about 6 km north of Grafton at 487  m altitude. The creek first runs through two small lakes to the south and then to the north-west of Grafton to the east. Here, the oriented US Route 4 to the place Danbury along the river course. From there, New Hampshire Route 104 follows the river. After approximately 40 km, the Smith River finally flows into the Pemigewasset River on the border of Counties Grafton and Merrimack and the parishes of Bristol and Hill .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b archived version of the New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system . Retrieved August 3, 2018