Little River
The Little River at Route 126 in Strafford, NH
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Counties	Strafford, Belknap
Towns	Strafford, Barnstead
Physical characteristics
Source	Blue Hills Range
• location	Strafford
• coordinates	43°17′50″N 71°10′9″W / 43.29722°N 71.16917°W / 43.29722; -71.16917
• elevation	900 ft (270 m)
Mouth	Big River
• location	Barnstead
• coordinates	43°19′47″N 71°13′59″W / 43.32972°N 71.23306°W / 43.32972; -71.23306
• elevation	499 ft (152 m)
Length	4.9 mi (7.9 km)

The Little River is a 4.9-mile-long (7.9 km)^[1] river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. Its outflow travels via the Big River, Suncook River, and Merrimack River to the Gulf of Maine, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Little River begins on the west side of the Blue Hills Range in Strafford, New Hampshire. It flows northwest, gaining the outlet of the Willey Ponds, and joins the Big River just north of the village of South Barnstead.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

References