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| Beaver Brook | |
|---|---|
Beaver Brook at the Collinsville Dam inDracut, Massachusetts | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | New Hampshire,Massachusetts |
| Counties | Rockingham andHillsborough, NH;Middlesex, MA |
| Towns and cities | Chester,Derry,Londonderry,Windham,Hudson andPelham, NH;Dracut andLowell, MA |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chester,Rockingham County, NH |
| • coordinates | 42°57′18″N71°16′36″W / 42.95500°N 71.27667°W /42.95500; -71.27667 |
| • elevation | 435 ft (133 m) |
| Mouth | Merrimack River |
• location | Lowell,Middlesex County, MA |
• coordinates | 42°39′30″N71°19′6″W / 42.65833°N 71.31833°W /42.65833; -71.31833 |
• elevation | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Length | 30.7 mi (49.4 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Running Brook, Golden Brook, Peppermint Brook |
| • right | Shields Brook, Gumpas Pond Brook, Double Brook |
Beaver Brook is a 30.7-mile-long (49.4 km)river located inNew Hampshire andMassachusetts in theUnited States. It is atributary of theMerrimack River, part of theGulf of Mainewatershed.
Beaver Brook rises inChester, New Hampshire, and flows south intoDerry, passing through Harantis Lake, Adams Pond, and Beaver Lake. Continuing south, the brook forms the boundary betweenLondonderry andWindham, then flows throughPelham.[1] The brook crosses the state line intoDracut, Massachusetts, and reaches theMerrimack River in the city ofLowell.
Most of the brook's course is through gently hilly terrain that is rapidly being converted intosuburban land use.[citation needed]
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