Little Sugar River (New Hampshire)

The Little Sugar River is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) river in western New Hampshire in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. The river flows parallel to and approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the Sugar River.

Little Sugar River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountySullivan
TownsUnity, Charlestown
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationUnity
  coordinates43°18′45″N 72°14′15″W
  elevation1,740 ft (530 m)
MouthConnecticut River
  location
North Charlestown
  coordinates
43°18′27″N 72°23′48″W
  elevation
285 ft (87 m)
Length13.5 mi (21.7 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftCopeland Brook, Pierce Brook, Swett Brook
  rightMeadow Brook, Chase Brook, Sawyer Brook

The Little Sugar River begins on a tableland in the town of Unity, then drops to the west, cutting a small gorge past the north end of Perry Mountain, and enters the town of Charlestown. The river reaches the Connecticut just west of the village of North Charlestown.

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