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The Upper Ammonoosuc River is a tributary of the Connecticut River that flows through Coös County in the northern part of the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire. Despite its name, the river is not an upstream portion of the Ammonoosuc River, but instead a separate tributary of the Connecticut River flowing from 20 to 60 miles (32 to 97 km) north of the Ammonoosuc.

Upper Ammonoosuc River
The Upper Ammonoosuc at the covered bridge in Stark, New Hampshire
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoos
Towns and cityRandolph, Berlin, Milan, Dummer, Stark, Northumberland
Physical characteristics
SourcePond of Safety
  locationRandolph
  coordinates44°24′31″N 71°20′22″W
  elevation2,190 ft (667.5 m)
MouthConnecticut River
  location
Groveton
  coordinates
44°35′18″N 71°32′4″W
  elevation
845 ft (258 m)
Length42.4 mi (68.2 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftWest Branch, Mill Brook, Roaring Brook
  rightNorth Branch, Phillips Brook, Nash Stream, Potter Brook

The Upper Ammonoosuc rises in Pond of Safety in the town of Randolph, runs first generally north through rural portions of Berlin (where it flows through the Godfrey Dam), Milan and a corner of Dummer, then west through Stark and then Northumberland, where it drains into the Connecticut near the village of Groveton. The end points of that 42.4-mile (68.2 km) course are approximately 25 air miles (38 km) apart.[1]

From Milan to Groveton it is fairly closely paralleled by New Hampshire Route 110.

Fort Wentworth was built in 1755 at the junction of the Upper Ammonoosuc and Connecticut rivers (now near the village of Groveton). The fort was used sporadically during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.

The watershed area includes the northern Crescent Range, eastern Pliny Range, and the eastern and northern Pilot Range, all in the White Mountains. Major tributaries of the Upper Ammonoosuc include:


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[de] Upper Ammonoosuc River

Der Upper Ammonoosuc River ist ein linker Nebenfluss des Connecticut River im US-Bundesstaat New Hampshire.
- [en] Upper Ammonoosuc River



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