The Branch
River in New Hampshire, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the river in Australia, see The Branch River. For the river in eastern New Hampshire, see Branch River (New Hampshire). For other uses, see Branch (disambiguation).
The Branch is a 2.6-mile-long (4.2 km)[1] river located entirely in the city of Keene, in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ashuelot River, itself a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound.
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The Branch | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Cheshire |
City | Keene |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Otter Brook and Minnewawa Brook |
• location | Keene |
• coordinates | 42°54′53″N 72°14′15″W |
• elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
Mouth | Ashuelot River |
• location | Keene |
• coordinates | 42°55′8″N 72°16′43″W |
• elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
Length | 2.6 mi (4.2 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Beaver Brook |
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While itself a very short river, The Branch is formed by the confluence of the much-longer Otter Brook and Minnewawa Brook and was sometimes considered in the past to be part of Otter Brook. A 1982 decision by the federal Board on Geographic Names established the name "The Branch". Variant names cited by the Board include "Branch of Ashuelot", "Otter Branch", and "Otter Brook".[2]
The Branch is paralleled for its entire length by New Hampshire Route 101.