| Salmon Falls River | |
|---|---|
Salmon Falls Riverc. 1903 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | New Hampshire,Maine |
| Counties | Carroll, NH,Strafford, NH,York, ME |
| Towns and cities | Wakefield, NH,Acton, ME,Milton, NH,Lebanon, ME,Rochester, NH,Berwick, ME,Somersworth, NH,Rollinsford, NH,South Berwick, ME,Dover, NH,Eliot, ME |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Horn Pond |
| • location | Wakefield, NH/Acton, ME |
| • coordinates | 43°33′10″N70°57′13″W / 43.55278°N 70.95361°W /43.55278; -70.95361 |
| • elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Mouth | Piscataqua River |
• location | Dover, NH/Eliot, ME |
• coordinates | 43°10′33″N70°49′26″W / 43.17583°N 70.82389°W /43.17583; -70.82389 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 38 mi (61 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little River,Great Works River |
| • right | Branch River |
TheSalmon Falls River is a tributary of thePiscataqua River in theU.S. states ofMaine andNew Hampshire. It rises atGreat East Lake,Newichawannock Canal, andHorn Pond and flows south-southeast for approximately 38 miles (61 km), forming the border betweenYork County, Maine, andStrafford County, New Hampshire.[1]
The Salmon Falls River joins theCochecho River nearDover, New Hampshire, to form the Piscataqua River.[2]
It provideshydroelectric power at the New Hampshire towns ofMilton,North Rochester,East Rochester, New Hampshire,Somersworth, andRollinsford, and in Maine atBerwick andSouth Berwick. The final three miles of the river, from South Berwick to the Piscataqua, aretidal.
LocalAbenakiIndians called the riverNewichawannock (New-ik-a-WAN-nok), meaning "river with many falls". SeeNewichawannock Canal
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