Hampton River (New Hampshire)

Hampton River
Hampton River (New Hampshire) is located in New Hampshire
Hampton River (New Hampshire)
Hampton River (New Hampshire) is located in the United States
Hampton River (New Hampshire)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyRockingham
TownsHampton, Hampton Falls
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Taylor and Hampton Falls rivers
 • locationHampton/Hampton Falls
 • coordinates42°54′47″N 70°50′44″W / 42.91306°N 70.84556°W / 42.91306; -70.84556
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
MouthHampton Harbor
 • location
Hampton
 • coordinates
42°53′58″N 70°49′13″W / 42.89944°N 70.82028°W / 42.89944; -70.82028
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftTide Mill Creek

The Hampton River is a tidal inlet in the towns of Hampton and Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, the United States. It is surrounded by the largest salt marsh in New Hampshire, covering over 3,800 acres (15 km2).[1]

The river is formed by the confluence of the Taylor and Hampton Falls rivers. The Hampton River flows for one mile (1.6 km) before broadening into Hampton Harbor, an estuary which also receives flow from small tidal channels such as the Browns River and the Blackwater River. Hampton Harbor exits to the Atlantic Ocean through the Hampton Harbor Inlet, a dredged channel between Hampton Beach and Seabrook which is spanned by the Hampton Bridge.