The Cockermouth River is a
stream located in central
New Hampshire
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in the
United States
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. It is the longest tributary of
Newfound Lake
Newfound Lake is located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It is situated in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, in the towns of Alexandria, Bridgewater, Bristol, and Hebron. Its area of places it behind only Lake Winnipesa ...
, part of the
Pemigewasset River
The Pemigewasset River , known locally as "The Pemi", is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States. It is in length and (with its tributaries) drains approximately . The name "Pemigewasset" comes from the Abenaki word ''bemijijoase ...
and ultimately
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into M ...
watersheds. The river takes its name from the "Cockermouth Grant", an early name for a portion of the town of
Hebron
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.
Defunct placenames of New Hampshire Defunct placenames are those no longer used officially.
Many populated places in the U.S. state of New Hampshire once prospered and are now gone, subsumed by adjacent cities or renamed. Similarly, many geophysical features have had their names cha ...
The river begins in Province Road State Forest near the western boundary of
Groton, New Hampshire
Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census.
History
It was originally named "Cockermouth" in honor of Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, who was Great Brita ...
, and proceeds southeast across the entire town of Groton. The river is closely paralleled by Sculptured Rocks Road, a very rough dirt road which gradually becomes more passable to automobiles as it proceeds downstream. The river passes through
Sculptured Rocks Natural Area, a series of narrow, sharply carved rock formations that are a popular local
swimming hole
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...
, then enters a broader valley as it passes the village center of Groton.
Continuing east, the Cockermouth River enters the town of Hebron and flows into Newfound Lake near the lake's northern end.
See also
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List of rivers of New Hampshire
This is a list of rivers and significant streams in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.
All watercourses named "River" (freshwater or tidal) are listed here, as well as other streams which are either subject to thNew Hampshire Comprehensive Shorelan ...
References
Tributaries of the Merrimack River
Rivers of New Hampshire
Rivers of Grafton County, New Hampshire
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