West Branch Mad River | |
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![]() The West Branch upstream from the West Branch Road bridge inWaterville Valley | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Grafton |
Town | Waterville Valley |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Tecumseh |
• location | Waterville Valley |
• coordinates | 43°58′19″N71°33′28″W / 43.97194°N 71.55778°W /43.97194; -71.55778 |
• elevation | 3,200 ft (980 m) |
Mouth | Mad River |
• location | Waterville Valley |
• coordinates | 43°57′18″N71°30′44″W / 43.95500°N 71.51222°W /43.95500; -71.51222 |
• elevation | 1,454 ft (443 m) |
Length | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Osceola Brook |
• right | Tecumseh Brook |
TheWest Branch of the Mad River is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km)[1]stream located in theWhite Mountains ofNew Hampshire in theUnited States. It is atributary of theMad River, part of thePemigewasset River and ultimately theMerrimack Riverwatershed.
The West Branch rises on the northern slopes ofMount Tecumseh,[2] and drops northeast into Thornton Gap, between Mount Tecumseh andMount Osceola, twomajor summits of the White Mountains. The stream turns east, paralleled by Tripoli Road, until it encounters Osceola Brook joining from the north, then turns south into theintervale in which the village ofWaterville Valley is situated. The West Branch joins the Mad River close to the center of theWaterville Valley resort.
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