New River (New Hampshire)

New River
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Coos
Townships	Sargents Purchase, Pinkhams Grant
Physical characteristics
Source	Gulf of Slides
• location	Mount Washington
• coordinates	44°14′37″N 71°17′26″W / 44.24361°N 71.29056°W / 44.24361; -71.29056
• elevation	4,380 ft (1,340 m)
Mouth	Ellis River
• location	Pinkham Notch
• coordinates	44°15′18″N 71°15′11″W / 44.25500°N 71.25306°W / 44.25500; -71.25306Coordinates: 44°15′18″N 71°15′11″W / 44.25500°N 71.25306°W / 44.25500; -71.25306
• elevation	2,008 ft (612 m)
Length	2.2 mi (3.5 km)

The New River is a 2.2-mile-long (3.5 km)^[1] stream in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ellis River, part of the Saco River watershed flowing to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine. The river is within the townships of Sargent's Purchase and Pinkham's Grant in Coos County.

The New River rises in the Gulf of Slides, a small glacial cirque at the foot of Boott Spur, a southern extension of Mount Washington. Flowing northeast, the stream drops rapidly down the western slopes of Pinkham Notch, joining the Ellis River in the floor of the notch at the Route 16 crossing, just south of the notch's height of land.

See also[]

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

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