Ashuelot River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
Counties | Sullivan, Cheshire |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Butterfield Pond |
• location | Washington |
• coordinates | 43°13′35″N 72°07′09″W / 43.2265°N 72.1193°W |
• elevation | 1,594 feet (486 m) |
Mouth | Connecticut River |
• location | Hinsdale |
• coordinates | 42°46′20″N 72°29′15″W / 42.7723°N 72.4875°W |
• elevation | 187 feet (57 m) |
Length | 64 mi (103 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | The Branch South Branch Ashuelot River Mirey Brook |
The Ashuelot River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, approximately 64 miles (103 km) long, in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of 425 square miles (1,101 km2), including much of the area known as the Monadnock Region. It is the longest tributary of the Connecticut River within New Hampshire.[1]