Otter Brook is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

located in southwestern

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in the

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. It is a

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 drainage ...

The Branch The Branch is a river located entirely in the city of Keene, in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ashuelot River, itself a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. While its ...

of the

Ashuelot River 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 , including much of the area known as the Monadnock Region. It is the longest tri ...

, itself a tributary of the

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, which flows to

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. Otter Brook begins at Chandler Meadow, in the town of

Stoddard, New Hampshire Stoddard is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,374 at the 2020 census, up from 1,232 at the 2010 census. Between 1842 and 1873, the town was home to four glass manufacturers. The glass produced by th ...

. It flows southwest through the towns of

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, Sullivan, and Roxbury, eventually entering the city of Keene, where it joins Minnewawa Brook to form The Branch. The brook passes through Ellis Reservoir (a small lake in Sullivan) and Otter Brook Lake, a

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built on the boundary between Keene and Roxbury. The dam which created Otter Brook lake was completed in 1958. From the village of East Sullivan to Otter Brook Lake, the brook is followed by

New Hampshire Route 9 New Hampshire Route 9 (abbreviated NH 9 and also known as the Franklin Pierce Highwayhttp://franklinpierce.ws/highway.pdf ) is a state highway located in southern New Hampshire. It runs across the state from west to east and is a multi-state rout ...

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Rivers of New Hampshire Rivers of Cheshire County, New Hampshire Tributaries of the Connecticut River Stoddard, New Hampshire Nelson, New Hampshire Roxbury, New Hampshire Keene, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-river-stub

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