Lamprey River
43°03′54″N 70°54′18″W / 43.0651°N 70.9049°W
| Lamprey River | |
|---|---|
Lamprey River in Newmarket, New Hampshire | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| District | Rockingham County |
| Municipalities | Northwood, Deerfield, Raymond, Epping, Lee, Durham, Newmarket |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Meadow Lake |
| • location | Northwood |
| • coordinates | 43°12′3″N 71°12′19″W / 43.20083°N 71.20528°W |
| • elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Mouth | Great Bay |
• location | Newmarket |
• coordinates | 43°3′54″N 70°54′20″W / 43.06500°N 70.90556°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 50.2 mi (80.8 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pawtuckaway River, North River, Little River |
| • right | North Branch River, Piscassic River |
| Type | Recreational |
| Designated | November 12, 1996 |
The Lamprey River is a 50.2-mile-long (80.8 km) river in southeastern New Hampshire, the United States. It rises in Meadow Lake in Northwood, and flows south, then generally east through Raymond, Epping, Lee, Durham and finally Newmarket. Here, it meets Great Bay, a tidal inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, to which it is connected by a tidal estuary, the Piscataqua River. The river from the Bunker Pond Dam in Epping to the confluence with the Piscassic River is part of the designated National Wild and Scenic River System.