| Otter Brook | |
|---|---|
Otter Brook Lake and Dam inCheshire County, New Hampshire | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Cheshire |
| Towns and city | Stoddard,Nelson,Sullivan,Roxbury,Keene |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chandler Meadow |
| • location | Stoddard |
| • coordinates | 43°3′24″N72°7′57″W / 43.05667°N 72.13250°W /43.05667; -72.13250 |
| • elevation | 1,276 ft (389 m) |
| Mouth | The Branch |
• location | Keene |
• coordinates | 42°54′53″N72°14′16″W / 42.91472°N 72.23778°W /42.91472; -72.23778 |
• elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Length | 13.2 mi (21.2 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wheeler Brook, Roaring Brook |
| • right | Robinson Brook, Davis Brook, Bolster Brook, Spaulding Brook, Hubbard Brook, Ferry Brook |
Otter Brook is a 13.2-mile-long (21.2 km)[1]river located in southwesternNew Hampshire in theUnited States. It is atributary ofThe Branch of theAshuelot River, itself a tributary of theConnecticut River, which flows toLong Island Sound.
Otter Brook begins at Chandler Meadow, in the town ofStoddard, New Hampshire. It flows southwest through the towns ofNelson,Sullivan, andRoxbury, eventually entering the city ofKeene, where it joins Minnewawa Brook to form The Branch.
The brook passes through Ellis Reservoir (a small lake in Sullivan) and Otter Brook Lake, aflood controlreservoir built on the boundary between Keene and Roxbury. The dam which created Otter Brook lake was completed in 1958.[2] From the village of East Sullivan to Otter Brook Lake, the brook is followed byNew Hampshire Route 9.
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