South Branch Mad River

The South Branch of the Mad River is a 1.1-mile-long (1.8 km)[1] mountain brook on the Maine-New Hampshire border in the United States, within the eastern White Mountains. It is a tributary of the Mad River, a short feeder of the Cold River, part of the Saco River watershed.

South Branch Mad River
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNew Hampshire, Maine
CountiesCoos, NH, Oxford, ME
TownshipsBean's Purchase, NH, South Oxford, ME
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Royce Mountain
  locationBean's Purchase, NH
  coordinates44°17′27″N 71°1′31″W
  elevation2,400 ft (730 m)
MouthMad River
  location
South Oxford, ME
  coordinates
44°17′9″N 71°0′20″W
  elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Length1.1 mi (1.8 km)

The South Branch, beginning in New Hampshire and finishing in Maine, flows east off the slopes of West Royce Mountain. It joins the Mad River less than 0.l mile above that river's end at the Cold River in the floor of Evans Notch.

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.