Salmon Falls River

For the river in Idaho, seeSalmon Falls Creek.

Salmon Falls River
Salmon Falls Riverc. 1903
Location
Country	United States
States	New Hampshire,Maine
Counties	Carroll, NH,Strafford, NH,York, ME
Towns and cities	Wakefield, NH,Acton, ME,Milton, NH,Lebanon, ME,Rochester, NH,Berwick, ME,Somersworth, NH,Rollinsford, NH,South Berwick, ME,Dover, NH,Eliot, ME
Physical characteristics
Source	Horn Pond
• location	Wakefield, NH/Acton, ME
• coordinates	43°33′10″N70°57′13″W
• elevation	560 ft (170 m)
Mouth	Piscataqua River
• location	Dover, NH/Eliot, ME
• coordinates	43°10′33″N70°49′26″W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	38 mi (61 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Little River,Great Works River
• right	Branch River

TheSalmon Falls Riveris a tributary of thePiscataqua Riverin theU.S. statesofMaineandNew Hampshire.It rises atGreat East Lake,Newichawannock Canal,andHorn Pondand flows south-southeast for approximately 38 miles (61 km), forming the border betweenYork County, Maine,andStrafford County, New Hampshire.

The Salmon Falls River joins theCochecho RivernearDover, New Hampshire,to form the Piscataqua River.

It provideshydroelectric powerat the New Hampshire towns ofMilton,North Rochester,East Rochester, New Hampshire,Somersworth,andRollinsford,and in Maine atBerwickandSouth Berwick.The final three miles of the river, from South Berwick to the Piscataqua, aretidal.

LocalAbenakiIndianscalled the riverNewichawannock(New-ik-a-WAN-nok), meaning "river with many falls". SeeNewichawannock Canal

Salmon Falls River between South Berwick and Rollinsford

See also

• List of rivers of Maine
• List of rivers of New Hampshire

External links

• History of the Newichawannock – Salmon Falls River