The Little Sugar River is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) river in western New Hampshire in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. The river flows parallel to and approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the Sugar River.
Little Sugar River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Sullivan |
Towns | Unity, Charlestown |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Unity |
• coordinates | 43°18′45″N 72°14′15″W |
• elevation | 1,740 ft (530 m) |
Mouth | Connecticut River |
• location | North Charlestown |
• coordinates | 43°18′27″N 72°23′48″W |
• elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
Length | 13.5 mi (21.7 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Copeland Brook, Pierce Brook, Swett Brook |
• right | Meadow Brook, Chase Brook, Sawyer Brook |
The Little Sugar River begins on a tableland in the town of Unity, then drops to the west, cutting a small gorge past the north end of Perry Mountain, and enters the town of Charlestown. The river reaches the Connecticut just west of the village of North Charlestown.
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