Coordinates: 43°03′54″N 70°54′18″W / 43.0651°N 70.9049°W
The Lamprey River is a 50.2 mile long (80.8 km) [1] river in southeastern New Hampshire, the United States. It rises in Meadow Lake in Northwood, and flows south, then generally east past Raymond, Epping, Lee 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 shoreline of the Lamprey River, its floodplain and its wetlands provide a wide range of valuable wildlife habitats. Its anadromous fishery is one of the strongest in the Great Bay watershed. The river is also rich in species of freshwater mussels.
Segments of the river are rich in history. Saw and grist mills which operated by water power were common along the river. The Wiswall Falls Mill Site in Durham is on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally a sawmill, the site was used subsequently to make knives, nuts and bolts, pitchforks, carriages, matches and wallpaper.
The river from the Bunker Pond Dam in Epping to the confluence with the Piscassic River is part of the designated
During the course of its journey from the Saddleback Mountains in Northwood down to Newmarket, the Lamprey changes from a small torrential stream to a large tidal river. The river between these points has slow meanders and rapids, and small waterfalls such as Packers Falls in Durham.
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