Английская Википедия:Ashuelot River
The Ashuelot River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, approximately Шаблон:Convert long, in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of Шаблон:Convert, including much of the area known as the Monadnock Region. It is the longest tributary of the Connecticut River within New Hampshire.[1]
Etymology
Ashuelot is a Native American word meaning "collection of many waters".[2]
Course
The Ashuelot River rises out of Butterfield Pond south of Sunapee Mountain in Pillsbury State Park, near Washington in southeastern Sullivan County. It flows southwest through Ashuelot Pond into Cheshire County, then south past Keene and Swanzey and along the east side of the Pisgah Mountains. At Winchester, approximately Шаблон:Convert from the Massachusetts state line, it turns west, flowing past the village of Ashuelot and joining the Connecticut from the east at Hinsdale, in the extreme southwest corner of New Hampshire.
The river is impounded to supply hydroelectricity at Marlow, Keene, Swanzey, and Hinsdale. The river is part of the Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program of the U.S. government.
Covered bridges
The Ashuelot River has several covered bridges spanning its waters. All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From source to mouth:
- Carleton Bridge N.H. #7 - Swanzey (South Branch Ashuelot River)
- Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge N.H. #6 - Swanzey
- West Swanzey Covered Bridge N.H. #5 - West Swanzey
- Slate Covered Bridge N.H. #4 - Swanzey
- Coombs Covered Bridge N.H. #2 - Winchester
- Ashuelot Covered Bridge N.H. #1 - Ashuelot
Selected tributaries
From source to mouth:
- Cherry Brook (headwaters of the Ashuelot)
- Butler Brook
- Abbott Brook
- Grassy Brook
- Dart Brook
- Thompson Brook
- The Branch/Beaver Brook
- Ash Swamp Brook
- South Branch Ashuelot River
- California Brook
- Wheelock Brook
- Mirey Brook
- Broad Brook
See also
References
External links
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