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Squam River

Coordinates:43°40′59″N71°38′54″W / 43.68306°N 71.64833°W /43.68306; -71.64833
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River in New Hampshire, United States
Squam River
The Squam River approachingthe mill inAshland, NH
Squam River is located in New Hampshire
Squam River
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Squam River is located in the United States
Squam River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountiesGrafton,Belknap
TownsAshland,New Hampton
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Squam Lake
 • locationAshland
 • coordinates43°43′7″N71°37′7″W / 43.71861°N 71.61861°W /43.71861; -71.61861
 • elevation570 ft (170 m)
MouthPemigewasset River
 • location
New Hampton
 • coordinates
43°40′59″N71°38′54″W / 43.68306°N 71.64833°W /43.68306; -71.64833
 • elevation
450 ft (140 m)
Length3.6 mi (5.8 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftAmes Brook
 • rightOwl Brook

TheSquam River is a 3.6-mile-long (5.8 km)[1]river located in centralNew Hampshire in theUnited States. The river is the outlet ofSquam Lake, the second-largest lake in New Hampshire, and it is atributary of thePemigewasset River, which itself is a tributary of theMerrimack River.

The Squam River first appears as a narrow channel inHolderness, New Hampshire, between Squam Lake andLittle Squam Lake downstream. The two lakes have the same elevation, due to a dam below the outlet to Little Squam, so the river in Holderness village is not free-flowing. Below Little Squam Lake the river proceeds south for over a mile before reaching the dam which controls the two lakes' water level. Below this point, the river quickly reaches the backwater froma mill dam in the town ofAshland.

In Ashland, the river drops 50 feet (15 m) in 0.2 miles (0.3 km), sufficient to provide hydropower for numerous industries when the town originally grew in the 19th century. Below the center of town, the river wanders southeast under railroad tracks andInterstate 93 and past the Ashland sewage treatment plant before entering the Pemigewasset River in the northwest corner of the town ofNew Hampton.

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References

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  1. ^New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
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Gulf of Maine
Atlantic coastal tributaries
Merrimack River watershed
Merrymeeting Bay
(Androscoggin River watershed)
Piscataqua River watershed
Saco Bay
(Saco River watershed)
Long Island Sound
Connecticut River watershed


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