| Oliverian Brook | |
|---|---|
Oliverian Brook at theAppalachian Trail crossing nearGlencliff, New Hampshire | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Grafton |
| Towns | Benton,Warren,Haverhill |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Slide Brook and Still Brook |
| • location | Glencliff |
| • coordinates | 43°59′46″N71°53′15″W / 43.99611°N 71.88750°W /43.99611; -71.88750 |
| • elevation | 1,290 ft (390 m) |
| Mouth | Connecticut River |
• location | Haverhill |
• coordinates | 44°2′50″N72°3′50″W / 44.04722°N 72.06389°W /44.04722; -72.06389 |
• elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Length | 13.1 mi (21.1 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Morris Brook |
| • right | Wilmont Brook |
Oliverian Brook is a 13.1-mile-long (21.1 km)[1]river in westernNew Hampshire in theUnited States. It is a tributary of theConnecticut River, which flows toLong Island Sound.
Oliverian Brook rises in the town ofBenton, New Hampshire, on the western slopes ofMount Moosilauke on the northern outskirts of the village ofGlencliff, at the juncture of Slide Brook and Still Brook. The brook flows south to near the center of Glencliff in the town ofWarren before taking a sharp turn to the northwest and flowing through the center of Oliverian Notch, the westernmost of the majorpasses through theWhite Mountains.
The brook passes through aflood controlreservoir known as Oliverian Pond before entering the town ofHaverhill, where it passes through the villages of East Haverhill andPike before reaching the Connecticut River near Haverhill village.New Hampshire Route 25 closely follows Oliverian Brook from Glencliff toNH 10 near the Connecticut River.
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