Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary)

Black Brook is an 11.4-mile-long (18.3 km)[1] stream located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine.

Black Brook
Black Brook at site of former dam in Manchester, NH (2011)
Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary) is located in New Hampshire
Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary)
Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary) is located in the United States
Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountiesMerrimack, Hillsborough
MunicipalitiesDunbarton, Goffstown, Manchester
Physical characteristics
SourceKimball Pond
 • locationDunbarton
 • coordinates43°4′54″N 71°34′31″W / 43.08167°N 71.57528°W / 43.08167; -71.57528
 • elevation494 ft (151 m)
MouthMerrimack River
 • location
Manchester
 • coordinates
43°0′34″N 71°28′31″W / 43.00944°N 71.47528°W / 43.00944; -71.47528
 • elevation
175 ft (53 m)
Length11.4 mi (18.3 km)

Black Brook begins at the outlet of Kimball Pond in Dunbarton, New Hampshire. The brook travels southeast into Goffstown and then Manchester, joining the Merrimack just upstream from Amoskeag Falls.

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