Pawtuckaway River

The Pawtuckaway River is a 3.6-mile-long (5.8 km)^[1] river in southeastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Lamprey River, part of the Great Bay and Piscataqua River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean.

Pawtuckaway River
The Pawtuckaway River near its source in Nottingham, NH
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Rockingham
Towns	Nottingham, Raymond, Epping
Physical characteristics
Source	Pawtuckaway Lake
• location	Nottingham
• coordinates	43°4′20″N 71°9′4″W / 43.07222°N 71.15111°W / 43.07222; -71.15111
• elevation	250 ft (76 m)
Mouth	Lamprey River
• location	West Epping
• coordinates	43°2′28″N 71°7′36″W / 43.04111°N 71.12667°W / 43.04111; -71.12667
• elevation	128 ft (39 m)
Length	3.6 mi (5.8 km)

The river forms the south outlet of Pawtuckaway Lake, a 900-acre (360 ha) lake in the town of Nottingham, New Hampshire. The river travels southeast through a wooded valley, passing under New Hampshire Route 156, entering the town of Raymond briefly, then crossing into Epping, where it joins the Lamprey River near the village of West Epping.

See also

•  New Hampshire portal

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

References

1. New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system