Big River (New Hampshire)

The Big River is a 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km)^[1] river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Suncook River, part of the Merrimack River (and therefore Gulf of Maine) watershed.

Big River
The Big River in Center Barnstead, NH
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Counties	Strafford, Belknap
Towns	New Durham, Strafford, Barnstead
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed pond
• location	New Durham
• coordinates	43°21′26″N 71°9′28″W
• elevation	831 ft (253 m)
Mouth	Suncook River
• location	Barnstead
• coordinates	43°20′11″N 71°15′39″W
• elevation	490 ft (150 m)
Length	14.9 mi (24.0 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Little River

Headwaters of the Big River rise on high ground in the southern corners of Alton and New Durham, New Hampshire. The river flows southeast into Strafford, then, running up against the Blue Hills Range, the river reverses course, turning west into Barnstead, where it meets the Suncook River in the village of Center Barnstead.

See also

• New Hampshire portal

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

References

1. New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system