South Branch Israel River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Coos |
Townships | Thompson & Meserves Purchase,Low & Burbanks Grant,Jefferson |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Jefferson |
• location | Thompson & Meserves Purchase |
• coordinates | 44°18′6″N71°20′17″W / 44.30167°N 71.33806°W /44.30167; -71.33806 |
• elevation | 3,406 ft (1,038 m) |
Mouth | Israel River |
• location | Jefferson |
• coordinates | 44°21′35″N71°23′37″W / 44.35972°N 71.39361°W /44.35972; -71.39361 |
• elevation | 1,348 ft (411 m) |
Length | 6.8 mi (10.9 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Little Bear Brook |
TheSouth Branch of the Israel River is a 6.8-mile-long (10.9 km)[1]river in theWhite Mountains ofNew Hampshire in theUnited States. It is a tributary of theIsrael River and part of theConnecticut Riverwatershed. For most of its length, it is within theWhite Mountain National Forest.
The South Branch rises on the western slopes ofMount Jefferson in thePresidential Range of the White Mountains. It flows west, between the Ridge of the Caps to the south and Castellated Ridge to the north, then turns northwest when it reaches the Jefferson Notch Road. The river parallels the notch road and enters the town ofJefferson, where it joins the Israel River.
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