Fowler,

Alexandria

Usual Difficulty	V (may vary with level)
Length	5.9 Miles
Avg. Gradient	120 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
SMITH RIVER NEAR BRISTOL, NH
usgs-01078000	5.00 - 10.00 ft	V	01h33m	3.16 ft (rc= -0.4 )

River Description

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

Portage: Weldon Falls.

Directions: from Bristol, NH, take Rte. 3A North toward Newfound Lake. Just before the lake, at a blinking traffic light, take a left onto West Shore Road, then fork left onto Fowler River Road. The first bridge crossing the Fowler is the takeout and gage bridge.
To putin: drive upstream on Fowler River Road to Brook Road. Take a left onto Brook Road and continue upstream crossing Brock Brook. Take a right onto Shen Valley Rd. and continue to a bridge over Clark Brook. This is the putin.
Alternate putin: river left below Weldon Falls. Off Fowler River Rd., take a right onto North River Road, and bang a left 0.5 miles past a cemetary. Walk up an old logging road to the putin.