| Middle Branch Dead Diamond River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Coos |
| Towns | Pittsburg,Atkinson & Gilmanton Grant |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pittsburg |
| • coordinates | 45°5′29″N71°10′12″W / 45.09139°N 71.17000°W /45.09139; -71.17000 |
| • elevation | 2,220 ft (680 m) |
| Mouth | West Branch Dead Diamond River |
• location | Atkinson & Gilmanton Grant |
• coordinates | 45°0′14″N71°9′1″W / 45.00389°N 71.15028°W /45.00389; -71.15028 |
• elevation | 1,538 ft (469 m) |
| Length | 9.0 mi (14.5 km) |
TheMiddle Branch of the Dead Diamond River is a 9.0-mile-long (14.5 km)[1]river in northernNew Hampshire in theUnited States. It is a tributary of theWest Branch of theDead Diamond River, located in theAndroscoggin Riverwatershed ofMaine and New Hampshire.
The Middle Branch flows for most of its length throughPittsburg, the northernmost town in New Hampshire. It flows southeast through a wide valley between 3,383-foot (1,031 m)Magalloway Mountain to the south and 3,230-foot (980 m) Diamond Ridge to the north. The river then turns south and flows parallel to theEast Branch of the Dead Diamond, enteringAtkinson and Gilmanton Grant and joining the West Branch less than one mile upstream from the confluence of the West Branch and the East Branch.
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