Little River (Merrimack River tributary)

Little River
Little River (Merrimack River tributary) is located in Massachusetts
Little River (Merrimack River tributary)
Little River (Merrimack River tributary) is located in New Hampshire
Little River (Merrimack River tributary)
Little River (Merrimack River tributary) is located in the United States
Little River (Merrimack River tributary)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNew Hampshire, Massachusetts
CountiesRockingham, NH, Essex, MA
TownsKingston, NH, Plaistow, NH, Haverhill, MA
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKingston, NH
 • coordinates42°52′37″N 71°5′20″W / 42.87694°N 71.08889°W / 42.87694; -71.08889
 • elevation130 ft (40 m)
MouthMerrimack River
 • location
Haverhill, MA
 • coordinates
42°46′21″N 71°4′58″W / 42.77250°N 71.08278°W / 42.77250; -71.08278
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length12.9 mi (20.8 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSeaver Brook, Snows Brook
 • rightKelly Brook, Bryant Brook, Foote Brook, Fishin Brook

The Little River is a 12.9-mile-long (20.8 km) river in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, part of the Gulf of Maine watershed.

The Little River rises in Kingston, New Hampshire, flows south through Plaistow, and enters the city of Haverhill, Massachusetts, where it joins the Merrimack River. Most of the Little River's course is marked by suburban and urban development.[1]