Wildcat Brook, also known as the Wildcat River, is a
stream in the
White Mountains of
New Hampshire
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, in the
United States
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. It rises at
Carter Notch
Carter Notch is a high mountain pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is traversed only by hiking trails. The notch is located in the Carter-Moriah Range within the White Mountain National Forest, in Bean's Purchase, Coos Cou ...
in the township of
Bean's Purchase in
Coos County, and flows south through the town of
Jackson
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in
Carroll County to its confluence with the
Ellis River near the town's southern boundary. At Jackson Falls, near the town center, the stream descends in over scenic granite ledges,
paralleled by
New Hampshire Route 16B (Carter Notch Road). The surrounding area is part of the
Jackson Falls Historic District.
Via the Ellis River, Wildcat Brook is part of the
Saco River
The Saco River (Abenaki: ''Sαkóhki'') is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean ...
watershed, with its waters reaching the
Atlantic Ocean
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near
Biddeford, Maine
Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the principal commercial center of York County. Its population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The twin cities of Saco and Biddeford include the resort communities of Biddeford Po ...
. The entire brook, from Carter Notch to the Ellis River, is part of the designated
National Wild and Scenic River
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-542), enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free- ...
System, as are its tributaries Little Wildcat Brook, Bog Brook, and Great Brook.
See also
*
List of rivers in New Hampshire
References
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Rivers of New Hampshire
Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States
Rivers of Carroll County, New Hampshire
Rivers of Coös County, New Hampshire