Cohas Brook | |
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![]() Cohas Brook watershed (Interactive map) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
Counties | Rockingham,Hillsborough |
Towns & cities | Auburn,Londonderry,Manchester |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Auburn |
• coordinates | 42°59′42″N71°19′38″W / 42.99500°N 71.32722°W /42.99500; -71.32722 |
• elevation | 435 ft (133 m) |
Mouth | Merrimack River |
• location | Manchester |
• coordinates | 42°55′54″N71°27′15″W / 42.93167°N 71.45417°W /42.93167; -71.45417 |
• elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
Length | 16.5 mi (26.6 km) |
Basin size | 71 sq mi (180 km2) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Outlet ofMassabesic Lake |
Cohas Brook is a 16.5-mile-long (26.6 km)[1]river located in southernNew Hampshire in theUnited States. It is atributary of theMerrimack River, part of theGulf of Mainewatershed.
Cohas Brook rises inAuburn, New Hampshire, north of Calef Pond. The brook follows a winding course westward to the Merrimack River inManchester. In Manchester it picks up the outlet ofMassabesic Lake, the water supply for the city. This lower portion was formerly known as the "Coos River".[2]
Much of the brook's course is quite close to intense suburban development, including Interstate routes93 and293, the South Willow Street commercial corridor, andManchester–Boston Regional Airport.
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