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Coordinates:43°7′39″N71°27′50″W / 43.12750°N 71.46389°W /43.12750; -71.46389

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River in New Hampshire, United States

Suncook River
The Suncook River in the center ofSuncook, NH
Suncook River watershed (Interactive map)
Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Counties	Belknap,Merrimack
Towns	Gilmanton,Barnstead,Pittsfield,Chichester,Epsom,Pembroke,Allenstown
Physical characteristics

Source	Crystal Lake
• location	Gilmanton Ironworks
• coordinates	43°26′9″N71°18′13″W / 43.43583°N 71.30361°W /43.43583; -71.30361
• elevation	623 ft (190 m)

Mouth	Merrimack River
• location	Suncook
• coordinates	43°7′39″N71°27′50″W / 43.12750°N 71.46389°W /43.12750; -71.46389
• elevation	195 ft (59 m)
Length	35.7 mi (57.5 km)
Basin size	660 km² (250 mi²)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Webster Stream,Big River, Crooked Run,Little Suncook River,Bear Brook, Boat Meadow Brook
• right	Kelley Brook, Perry Brook

TheSuncook River is a 35.7-mile-long (57.5 km)^[1]river located in centralNew Hampshire in theUnited States. It is atributary of theMerrimack River, which flows to theGulf of Maine.

Course

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The Suncook River begins at the outlet ofCrystal Lake in the town ofGilmanton, New Hampshire. The village ofGilmanton Ironworks is located at the lake's outlet. The Suncook flows south two miles to theSuncook Lakes (Upper and Lower) inBarnstead. Below the lakes, the river passes through the village ofCenter Barnstead and enters the town ofPittsfield, whosevillage is centered on a 19th century dam on the river.

The river continues south through the towns ofChichester andEpsom, and then forms the town boundary betweenPembroke andAllenstown. Shortly before reaching the Merrimack River, the Suncook drops 70 feet (21 m) in 0.5 miles (0.80 km), a natural waterpower site that led to the growth of thevillage ofSuncook.

2006 flood

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On May 16, 2006, the Suncook River, responding to the highest rainfall amounts in at least 70 years (more than 8 inches (200 mm) dropped by a low-pressure system in three days onConcord, New Hampshire), rose toflood level and backed up behind an old mill dam, which produced a shallowly-sloping pool that overtopped a sand and gravel quarry, connected with a downstream section of channel, and cut a new shorter channel at 25–50 meters per hour in the town of Epsom.^[2] Two previous channels, around Bear Island, were left dry. The new river course, approximately a mile long, is the largest channel change in a river in New Hampshire since systematic topographic mapping began in the state in the early 20th century.^[3]

The old and new channels of the Suncook River, as seen from space

On September 3, 2018, there was news that work had begun to stabilize the Suncook River in its new course.^[4]

Artistic tributes

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In 1934, the American composerAlan Hovhaness (1911–2000), who spent time with his maternal family members inPittsfield, New Hampshire, during his youth, wrote a fantasy for cello and piano entitledLegend of the Sunkook [sic] Valley (Op. 1, no. 4).

References

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^New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
^Perignon, M. C. (2007).Mechanisms governing avulsions in transient landscapes: Analysis of the May 2006 Suncook River Avulsion in Epsom, New Hampshire (S.B. Thesis).Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
^Alarkon, Walter (June 4, 2006)."A river doesn't run through it".concordmonitor.com. Concord Monitor. Archived fromthe original on March 3, 2016. RetrievedJuly 22, 2022.
^Brooks, David (11 October 2017)."Work begins to stabilize Suncook River in Epsom, 11 years after Mother's Day Flood".concordmonitor.com. Concord Monitor. Retrieved3 July 2021.

Merrimack River watershed

Towns

Landmarks

Rivers of New Hampshire bydrainage system

Gulf of Maine

Atlantic coastal tributaries	Blackwater River Browns River Drakes River Hampton River Hampton Falls River Little River Old River Taylor River
Merrimack River watershed	Baboosic Brook Back River Baker River Bear Brook Beards Brook Beaver Brook Beebe River Big River Black Brook Blackwater River Cockermouth River Cohas Brook Contoocook River East Branch Baker River East Branch Pemigewasset River Fowler River Frazier Brook Gridley River Gunstock River Lane River Little River (Big River) Little River (Merrimack River) Little Massabesic Brook-Sucker Brook Little Suncook River Lost River Mad River Melvin River Merrimack River Merrymeeting River Middle Branch Piscataquog River Moosilauke Brook Nashua River Newfound River Nissitissit River North Branch Contoocook River North Fork East Branch Pemigewasset River Nubanusit Brook Pemigewasset River Pennichuck Brook Piscataquog River Powwow River Purgatory Brook Red Hill River Salmon Brook Shedd Brook Smith River Soucook River Souhegan River South Branch Baker River South Branch Piscataquog River South Branch Souhegan River Spicket River Squam River Stony Brook Suncook River Tioga River Turkey River Warner River West Branch Mad River West Branch Souhegan River West Branch Warner River Winnipesaukee River
Merrymeeting Bay (Androscoggin River watershed)	Androscoggin River Chickwolnepy Stream Clear Stream Dead River Dead Diamond River East Branch Dead Diamond River Little Dead Diamond River Little Magalloway River Magalloway River Middle Branch Dead Diamond River Middle Branch Little Magalloway River Mollidgewock Brook Moose Brook Moose River Peabody River Rattle River South Branch Little Dead Diamond River Swift Diamond River West Branch Dead Diamond River West Branch Little Dead Diamond River West Branch Little Magalloway River West Branch Magalloway River West Branch Peabody River Wild River
Piscataqua River watershed	Bean River Bellamy River Berrys River Branch River Bunker Creek Cochecho River Ela River Exeter River Fresh River Isinglass River Jones Brook Lamprey River Little River (Brentwood) Little River (Exeter) Little River (Lamprey River) Mad River North River North Branch River Oyster River Pawtuckaway River Piscassic River Piscataqua River Rattlesnake River Salmon Falls River Squamscott River Winnicut River
Saco Bay (Saco River watershed)	Bearcamp River Beech River Chocorua River Cold River (Bearcamp River) Cold River Cutler River Dan Hole River Deer River Dry River East Branch Saco River East Branch Whiteface River East Fork East Branch Saco River Ellis River Little Cold River Lovell River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Mill Brook New River Ossipee River Pequawket Brook Pine River Rocky Branch Saco River Sawyer River Shepards River South River South Branch Mad River Swift River (Bearcamp River) Swift River (Saco River) West Branch Whiteface River Wildcat Brook Wonalancet River