Nubanusit Brook is a 14.3-mile-long (23.0 km) stream in southern New Hampshire in the United States.[1] The brook begins at the outlet of Nubanusit Lake in Nelson. It is a tributary of the Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.[2] The brook flows south into Harrisville, interrupted by Harrisville Pond and Skatutakee Lake, then east to the MacDowell Reservoir (constructed for flood control) in Peterborough. The brook turns south, passes the village of West Peterborough, and reaches the Contoocook River after passing through Peterborough village.

Nubanusit Brook
Edward MacDowell Dam and Lake on Nubanusit Brook
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Counties	Cheshire, Hillsborough
Towns	Nelson, Harrisville, Dublin, Peterborough
Physical characteristics
Source	Nubanusit Lake
• location	Nelson
• coordinates	42°58′26″N 72°5′8″W
• elevation	1,375 ft (419 m)
Mouth	Contoocook River
• location	Peterborough
• coordinates	42°52′31″N 71°56′56″W
• elevation	710 ft (220 m)
Length	14.3 mi (23.0 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Jaquith Brook
• right	Brickyard Brook, Brush Brook

Nubanusit Brook was important to the establishment and development of Harrisville and Peterborough because many dams were built along it to provide water power to mills.[3] These included substantial textile mills in Harrisville, West Peterborough, and Peterborough, as well as smaller mills along the brook's course.

See also

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

References

• New Hampshire GRANIT geographic information system: 1:25,000-scale digital hydrographic data derived from U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps