Pemigewasset, Hancock Br. - Lincoln


Pemigewasset, Hancock Br.,

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Lincoln

Usual Difficulty V (may vary with level)
Length 6.2 Miles
Avg. Gradient 155 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
EAST BRANCH PEMIGEWASSET RIVER AT LINCOLN, NH
usgs-01074520 10.00 - 15.50 ft V 00h34m 5.41 ft (rc= -0.8 )


River Description

Source: Greg and Sue Hanlon's Steep Creeks of New England, which has more info on this run. Text used with permission.

Directions: from Lincoln, drive 2.5 miles East on Rte. 112 (Kancamagus Hwy). Park in the dirt parking lot, river right, just downstream of the Loon Mtn. Bridge.
Putin: continue East on 112 ~ 6.2 miles, crossing the East Branch to the first bridge across the Hancock Branch. Park in the Cheney Brook / East Pond Trail lot on the right.

This run includes 2 miles on East Br., Pemigewasset; these two miles aren't figured in the gradient listed above.


StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2003-04-19 20:59:15