Ashuelot River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | New Hampshire |
Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
Subdivision Name3: | Sullivan, Cheshire |
Length: | 64miles |
Source1: | Butterfield Pond |
Source1 Location: | Washington |
Source1 Coordinates: | 43.2265°N -72.1193°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 486m (1,594feet) |
Mouth: | Connecticut River |
Mouth Location: | Hinsdale |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.7723°N -72.4875°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 57m (187feet) |
Tributaries Left: | The Branch South Branch Ashuelot River Mirey Brook |
The Ashuelot River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, approximately long, in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of 425sqmi, including much of the area known as the Monadnock Region. It is the longest tributary of the Connecticut River within New Hampshire.[1]
Ashuelot is a Native American word meaning "collection of many waters".[2]
The Ashuelot River rises out of Butterfield Pond south of Sunapee Mountain in Pillsbury State Park, near Washington in southeastern Sullivan County. It flows southwest through Ashuelot Pond into Cheshire County, then south past Keene and Swanzey and along the east side of the Pisgah Mountains. At Winchester, approximately 3miles from the Massachusetts state line, it turns west, flowing past the village of Ashuelot and joining the Connecticut from the east at Hinsdale, in the extreme southwest corner of New Hampshire.
The river is impounded to supply hydroelectricity at Marlow, Keene, Swanzey, and Hinsdale. The river is part of the Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program of the U.S. government.
The Ashuelot River has several covered bridges spanning its waters. All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From source to mouth:
From source to mouth: