Israel River

Israel River
The Israel River in Lancaster, New Hampshire
Israel River is located in New Hampshire
Israel River
Israel River is located in the United States
Israel River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoos
TownsRandolph, Jefferson, Lancaster
Physical characteristics
SourceJuncture of Cascade and Castle Brooks
 • locationWhite Mountain National Forest
 • coordinates44°20′5″N 71°19′54″W / 44.33472°N 71.33167°W / 44.33472; -71.33167
 • elevation2,274 ft (693 m)
MouthConnecticut River
 • location
Lancaster
 • coordinates
44°29′25″N 71°35′43″W / 44.49028°N 71.59528°W / 44.49028; -71.59528
 • elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Length23.2 mi (37.3 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSouth Branch, Red Brook, Mill Brook
 • rightThe Mystic, Stag Hollow Brook, Priscilla Brook, Stalbird Brook, Otter Brook

The Israel River,[1] sometimes referred to as Israel's River,[2] is a 23.2-mile-long (37.3 km)[3] river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, in the United States. It rises in the township of Low and Burbank's Grant and runs generally northwest along U.S. Route 2, traversing the towns of Jefferson and Lancaster, before joining the Connecticut River.

  1. ^ "Israel River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Museum of Science, Boston (Rev. 6/98). Mount Washington and the Heart of the Presidential Range (Map, 3d Ed). Boston: Globe Pequot Press, Inc. ISBN 0-910146-96-9
  3. ^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system