| Gale River | |
|---|---|
The Gale River inFranconia, New Hampshire, December 2007. In the distance areMount Garfield andMount Lafayette of theWhite Mountains. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Grafton |
| Towns | Bethelhem,Franconia,Sugar Hill,Lisbon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence ofNorth andSouth branches |
| • location | White Mountain National Forest |
| • coordinates | 44°14′37″N71°38′17″W / 44.24361°N 71.63806°W /44.24361; -71.63806 |
| • elevation | 1,310 ft (400 m) |
| Mouth | Ammonoosuc River |
• location | Lisbon |
• coordinates | 44°15′23″N71°49′53″W / 44.25639°N 71.83139°W /44.25639; -71.83139 |
• elevation | 645 ft (197 m) |
| Length | 13.1 mi (21.1 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Meadow Brook (also called Lafayette Brook or Pond Brook),Ham Branch, Bowen Brook |
| • right | Beaver Brook, Wiseman Brook, Indian Brook |
TheGale River is a 13.1-mile-long (21.1 km)[1]tributary of theAmmonoosuc River in northwesternNew Hampshire in theUnited States. Via the Ammonoosuc, it is part of thewatershed of theConnecticut River, which flows toLong Island Sound.
The Gale River flows for its entire length inGrafton County. It rises in theWhite Mountains in the town ofFranconia as two short, northward-flowing streams: itsNorth Branch and itsSouth Branch. The two streams join inBethlehem, and the Gale River flows thence generally westwardly. Returning to Franconia, the river collects theHam Branch, its most significanttributary, then passes throughSugar Hill toLisbon, where it joins the Ammonoosuc River.[2]
The 1816 State map of New Hampshire calls the Gale River the "South Branch of the Ammonoosuck River".[3] It may have received its local name because it flowed through the Gale Farm, as shown in a 1796 map of Franconia.[4] A Henry Gale household was listed in the 1790, 1800 and 1810 Franconia Census.
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