Pennichuck Brook
Pennichuck Brook | |
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Location | |
Country | US |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Silver Lake (Hollis, New Hampshire) |
• elevation | 102 feet (31 m) at Hollis, New Hampshire |
Mouth | |
• location | Merrimack River |
Pennichuck Brook is one of the tributaries of the Merrimack River in New Hampshire in the United States. Its watershed is 31 square miles (80 km2) and is one of the 14 subwatersheds of the Merrimack River. It passes through Nashua and Merrimack, New Hampshire and serves as the public water supply for greater Nashua.[1]
Route description
Pennichuck Brook begins at
NH 101A), then turning east and flowing into Holts Pond and Bowers Pond. While part of Bowers Pond, it is crossed by the Everett Turnpike. Past the outlet of Bowers Pond, the brook drops into Harris Pond and Supply Pond, then goes under the Daniel Webster Highway (U.S. Route 3) before it flows into the Merrimack River. All of these water bodies are dammed. The brook runs roughly parallel to the Nashua River
from Pennichuck Pond to the brook's mouth in Nashua.
See also
References
- ^ Where Does Your Drinking Water Come From?, Pennichuck Corporation; accessed September 20, 2012