The Suncook River is a 35.7-mile-long (57.5 km) river located in central New Hampshire in the United States . It is a tributary of the Merrimack River , which flows to the Gulf of Maine .
6-651: The name Suncook may refer to a location in the United States: The Suncook River in New Hampshire The Suncook Lakes , at the head of the river Suncook, New Hampshire , a village on the Suncook River The USS Suncook (1865) , a United States naval vessel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-427: A low-pressure system in three days on Concord, New Hampshire ), rose to flood level and backed up behind an old mill dam, which produced a shallowly-sloping pool that overtopped a sand and gravel quarry, connected with a downstream section of channel, and cut a new shorter channel at 25–50 meters per hour in the town of Epsom. Two previous channels, around Bear Island, were left dry. The new river course, approximately
18-646: A mile long, is the largest channel change in a river in New Hampshire since systematic topographic mapping began in the state in the early 20th century. On September 3, 2018, there was news that work had begun to stabilize the Suncook River in its new course. In 1934, the American composer Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000), who spent time with his maternal family members in Pittsfield, New Hampshire , during his youth, wrote
24-551: The outlet of Crystal Lake in the town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire . The village of Gilmanton Ironworks is located at the lake's outlet. The Suncook flows south two miles to the Suncook Lakes (Upper and Lower) in Barnstead . Below the lakes, the river passes through the village of Center Barnstead and enters the town of Pittsfield , whose village is centered on a 19th century dam on the river. The river continues south through
30-473: The title Suncook . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suncook&oldid=401273686 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Suncook River The Suncook River begins at
36-555: The towns of Chichester and Epsom , and then forms the town boundary between Pembroke and Allenstown . Shortly before reaching the Merrimack River, the Suncook drops 70 feet (21 m) in 0.5 miles (0.80 km), a natural waterpower site that led to the growth of the village of Suncook . On May 16, 2006, the Suncook River, responding to the highest rainfall amounts in at least 70 years (more than 8 inches (200 mm) dropped by
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