The South Branch of the Baker River is a
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located in western New Hampshire
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in the United States
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. It is a tributary
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of the Baker River, part of the Pemigewasset River
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and Merrimack River
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watersheds.
The river rises in the town of Orange, New Hampshire
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, on high ground north of Mount Cardigan
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. It flows north through the southwest corner of the town of Groton and the eastern part of Dorchester, enters Wentworth Wentworth may refer to:
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, and drops rapidly to the Baker River.
See also
*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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