The Gale River is a
tributary
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of the
Ammonoosuc River in northwestern
New Hampshire
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in the
United States
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. Via the Ammonoosuc, it is part of the
watershed of the
Connecticut River, which flows to
Long Island Sound.
The Gale River flows for its entire length in
Grafton County. It rises in the
White Mountains in the town of
Franconia
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The three Regierungsbezirk, administrative ...
as two short, northward-flowing streams: its
North Branch and its
South Branch. The two streams join in
Bethlehem
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, and the Gale River flows thence generally westwardly. Returning to Franconia, the river collects the
Ham Branch, its most significant
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
, then passes through
Sugar Hill to
Lisbon, where it joins the Ammonoosuc River.
The 1816 State map of New Hampshire calls the Gale River the "South Branch of the Ammonoosuck River".
[Philip Carrigain, "New Hampshire by Recent Survey made under the Supreme Authority and Published According to Law by Philip Carrigain, Counselor at Law and Late Secretary of the State”; Carrigain, Philip, 1816.] It may have received its local name because it flowed through the Gale Farm, as shown in a 1796 map of Franconia.
A Henry Gale household was listed in the 1790, 1800 and 1810 Franconia NH Census.
See also
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List of New Hampshire rivers
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 Shoreland ...
References
External links
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Rivers of New Hampshire
Rivers of Grafton County, New Hampshire
Tributaries of the Connecticut River
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