The West Branch of the Mad River is a

stream A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...

located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Mad River, part of the Pemigewasset River and ultimately the Merrimack River

watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...

. The West Branch rises on the northern slopes of

Mount Tecumseh Mount Tecumseh is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after the Shawnee leader Tecumseh (–1813), and is a part of the White Mountains. The east side of Tecumseh drains into the Mad River; the west si ...

, and drops northeast into Thornton Gap, between Mount Tecumseh and

Mount Osceola Mount Osceola is a peak within the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Located in the White Mountain National Forest, the mountain is named for Osceola, the early-19th century Seminole leader. It is the highest peak in the Waterville Valley re ...

, two major summits of the White Mountains. The stream turns east, paralleled by Tripoli Road, until it encounters Osceola Brook joining from the north, then turns south into the intervale in which the village of

Waterville Valley Waterville Valley is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 508 at the 2020 census, up from 247 at the 2010 census. Waterville Valley attracts many visitors in the winter months with alpine skiing at Watervil ...

is situated. The West Branch joins the Mad River close to the center of the Waterville Valley resort.

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Tributaries of the Merrimack River Rivers of New Hampshire Rivers of Grafton County, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-river-stub

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