Salmon Brook (Merrimack River tributary)

Salmon Brook
Salmon Brook in Dunstable, Massachusetts
Salmon Brook (Merrimack River tributary) is located in Massachusetts
Salmon Brook (Merrimack River tributary)
Salmon Brook (Merrimack River tributary) is located in New Hampshire
Salmon Brook (Merrimack River tributary)
Salmon Brook (Merrimack River tributary) is located in the United States
Salmon Brook (Merrimack River tributary)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesMassachusetts,
New Hampshire
CountiesMiddlesex, MA,
Hillsborough, NH
CommunitiesDunstable, MA, Nashua, NH
Physical characteristics
SourceLower Massapoag Pond[1]
 • locationGroton, MA
 • coordinates42°40′7″N 71°29′39″W / 42.66861°N 71.49417°W / 42.66861; -71.49417
 • elevation154 ft (47 m)
MouthMerrimack River
 • location
Nashua, NH
 • coordinates
42°44′55″N 71°26′30″W / 42.74861°N 71.44167°W / 42.74861; -71.44167
 • elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Length9.3 mi (15.0 km)
Basin size36 square miles (93 km2)
Discharge 
 • average150 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftHauk Brook, Joint Grass Brook, Hassells Brook
 • rightBlack Brook, Old Maids Brook

Salmon Brook is one of the six major tributaries of the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its watershed is 31 square miles (80 km2) and is one of the 14 subwatersheds of the Merrimack River. It passes through Dunstable, Massachusetts, and Nashua, New Hampshire.

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