| Exeter River | |
|---|---|
The Exeter River inExeter, NH (1907) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Rockingham |
| Towns | Chester,Sandown,Danville,Raymond,Fremont,Brentwood,Exeter |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chester |
| • coordinates | 42°57′37″N71°16′18″W / 42.96028°N 71.27167°W /42.96028; -71.27167 |
| • elevation | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Mouth | Squamscott River |
• location | Exeter |
• coordinates | 42°58′55″N70°56′43″W / 42.98194°N 70.94528°W /42.98194; -70.94528 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 40.5 mi (65.2 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Towle Brook, Wason Brook, Fordway Brook,Little River (Exeter) |
| • right | Wilson Brook,Little River (Brentwood), Great Brook |
TheExeter River is a 40.5-mile-long (65.2 km)[1] river located inRockingham County in southeasternNew Hampshire,United States.
It rises in the town ofChester, 12 miles (19 km) southeast ofManchester. It follows a winding course east and northeast toExeter, where it becomes theSquamscott River, atidal river leading north toGreat Bay. There are falls and small dams at several locations along the river. A significant dam (Great Dam) that had long existed at the river's termination in Exeter was removed in the summer of 2016, restoring the river's flow to its natural state where it meets the Squamscott River.[2][3]
The Exeter Riverdrainage basin encompasses an area of 126 square miles (330 km2). The upper 33.3 miles (53.6 km) of the river, from its headwaters to its confluence with Great Brook in Exeter, were designated into the NH Rivers Management and Protection Program in August 1995.
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