North Branch Millers River

North Branch Millers River
The North Branch at Winchendon Springs
North Branch Millers River is located in Massachusetts
North Branch Millers River
North Branch Millers River is located in New Hampshire
North Branch Millers River
North Branch Millers River is located in the United States
North Branch Millers River
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNew Hampshire, Massachusetts
CountiesHillsborough, NH, Cheshire, NH, Worcester, MA
TownsNew Ipswich, NH, Rindge, NH, Winchendon, MA
Physical characteristics
SourceMountain Pond
 • locationNew Ipswich, NH
 • coordinates42°44′55″N 71°55′48″W / 42.74861°N 71.93000°W / 42.74861; -71.93000
 • elevation1,257 ft (383 m)
MouthWhitney Pond, Millers River
 • location
Winchendon, MA
 • coordinates
42°40′54″N 72°1′41″W / 42.68167°N 72.02806°W / 42.68167; -72.02806
 • elevation
972 ft (296 m)
Length6.0 mi (9.7 km)

The North Branch of the Millers River is a river in southwestern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Millers River, which flows west to the Connecticut River, which in turn flows south to Long Island Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

The North Branch rises in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, at the outlet of Mountain Pond.[1] It flows west through Island Pond into Rindge, and passes the villages of East Rindge and Converseville to Lake Monomonac. From the lake's outlet in Massachusetts, the North Branch flows south parallel to U.S. Route 202, joining the Millers River at Whitney Pond in Winchendon.

The North Branch is 6.0 miles (9.7 km) long, 4.0 miles (6.4 km) of which are in New Hampshire,[2] with 2.0 miles (3.2 km) in Massachusetts. If the channel length of 2.9 miles (4.7 km) through Lake Monomonac were included, the total length would be 8.9 miles (14.3 km).

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References

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  1. ^ "North Branch Millers River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system