Rocky Branch (New Hampshire) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rocky Branch
The Rocky Branch at U.S. Route 302 in Bartlett, NH
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Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Counties	Coos, Carroll
Towns and townships	Cutts Grant, Sargents Purchase, Jackson, Bartlett
Physical characteristics
Main source	Presidential Range Dry River Wilderness Cutts Grant 3,910 ft (1,190 m) 44°14′1″N 71°17′45″W / 44.23361°N 71.29583°W / 44.23361; -71.29583
River mouth	Saco River Bartlett 550 ft (170 m) 44°6′9″N 71°11′50″W / 44.10250°N 71.19722°W / 44.10250; -71.19722
Length	13.1 mi (21.1 km)
Basin features
Tributaries	Right: Upper Stairs Brook, Lower Stairs Brook

The Rocky Branch is a 13.1-mile-long (21.1 km) river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine.

The Rocky Branch rises in the Presidential Range Dry River Wilderness Area of the White Mountain National Forest on the southernmost slopes of Mount Washington. The river drops rapidly to the south through a valley between Montalban Ridge (with the peaks of Mount Isolation and Stairs Mountain) to the west and the lower Rocky Branch Ridge to the east. Turning more to the southeast, the river leaves the national forest and enters the town of Bartlett, New Hampshire, where it joins the Saco River after passing under U.S. Route 302.