Lamprey River

43.0651°N 70.9049°W / 43.0651; -70.9049

Lamprey River
Lamprey River in Newmarket, New Hampshire
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
DistrictRockingham County
MunicipalitiesNorthwood, Deerfield, Raymond, Epping, Lee, Durham, Newmarket
Physical characteristics
SourceMeadow Lake
  locationNorthwood
  coordinates43°12′3″N 71°12′19″W
  elevation594 ft (181 m)
MouthGreat Bay
  location
Newmarket
  coordinates
43°3′54″N 70°54′20″W
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length50.2 mi (80.8 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftPawtuckaway River, North River, Little River
  rightNorth Branch River, Piscassic River
National Wild and Scenic River
TypeRecreational
DesignatedNovember 12, 1996

The Lamprey River is a 50.2-mile-long (80.8 km) river in southeastern New Hampshire, the United States. It rises in Meadow Lake in Northwood, and flows south, then generally east through Raymond, Epping, Lee, Durham and finally Newmarket. Here, it meets Great Bay, a tidal inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, to which it is connected by a tidal estuary, the Piscataqua River. The river from the Bunker Pond Dam in Epping to the confluence with the Piscassic River is part of the designated National Wild and Scenic River System.

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