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Black Brook
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Black Brook at site of former dam in Manchester, NH (2011)
Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary) is located in New Hampshire
Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary)
Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary) is located in the United States
Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary)
Country United States
State New Hampshire
Counties Merrimack, Hillsborough
Municipalities Dunbarton, Goffstown, Manchester
Physical characteristics
Main source Kimball Pond
Dunbarton
494 ft (151 m)
43°4′54″N 71°34′31″W / 43.08167°N 71.57528°W / 43.08167; -71.57528
River mouth Merrimack River
Manchester
175 ft (53 m)
43°0′34″N 71°28′31″W / 43.00944°N 71.47528°W / 43.00944; -71.47528
Length 11.4 mi (18.3 km)

Black Brook is an 11.4-mile-long (18.3 km) stream located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine.

Black Brook begins at the outlet of Kimball Pond in Dunbarton, New Hampshire. The brook travels southeast into Goffstown and then Manchester, joining the Merrimack just upstream from Amoskeag Falls.

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