Baboosic Brook is a 12.7-mile-long (20.4 km)[1] stream located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Souhegan River, which flows to the Merrimack River and ultimately to the Gulf of Maine.

Baboosic Brook
Baboosic Brook in Twin Bridges Park
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Hillsborough
Towns	Amherst, Bedford, Merrimack
Physical characteristics
Source	Baboosic Lake
• location	Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
• coordinates	42°53′34″N 71°34′51″W
• elevation	232 ft (71 m)
Mouth	Souhegan River
• location	Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
• coordinates	42°51′46″N 71°29′27″W
• elevation	95 ft (29 m)
Length	12.7 mi (20.4 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Joe English Brook, Pulpit Brook, McQuade Brook, Riddle Brook

Baboosic Brook begins at the outlet of Baboosic Lake in the town of Amherst, New Hampshire. The brook takes a winding course (east- and southward flow predominating) through the towns of Amherst, Bedford, and Merrimack before ending at the Souhegan River near its outlet to the Merrimack River.

Tributaries include Joe English Brook, Pulpit Brook, McQuade Brook, and Riddle Brook, all entering from the north.

Wildlife

Baboosic Brook is home to a variety of wildlife, including the North American beaver, brook trout, and the common snapping turtle. The majority of the brook's fish population are pumpkinseed and chain pickerel.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

References