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Wildcat Brook
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Wildcat Brook, by John White Allen Scott
Wildcat Brook is located in New Hampshire
Wildcat Brook
Wildcat Brook is located in the United States
Wildcat Brook
Location in New Hampshire##Location in the United States
Country United States
State New Hampshire
Counties Coos, Carroll
Township and town Bean's Purchase, Jackson
Physical characteristics
Main source Carter Notch
Bean's Purchase
3,280 ft (1,000 m)
44°15′32″N 71°11′40″W / 44.25889°N 71.19444°W / 44.25889; -71.19444
River mouth Ellis River
Jackson
740 ft (230 m)
44°8′32″N 71°11′9″W / 44.14222°N 71.18583°W / 44.14222; -71.18583
Length 9.05 mi (14.56 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Bog Brook, Davis Brook, Great Brook
  • Right:
    Little Wildcat Brook, Marsh Brook
Type: Scenic, Recreational
Designated: October 28, 1988

Wildcat Brook, also known as the Wildcat River, is a 9.05-mile-long (14.56 km) stream in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, in the United States. It rises at Carter Notch in the township of Bean's Purchase in Coos County, and flows south through the town of Jackson in Carroll County to its confluence with the Ellis River near the town's southern boundary. At Jackson Falls, near the town center, the stream descends 120 feet (37 m) in 14 mile (0.4 km) over scenic granite ledges, paralleled by New Hampshire Route 16B (Carter Notch Road). The surrounding area is part of the Jackson Falls Historic District.

Via the Ellis River, Wildcat Brook is part of the Saco River watershed, with its waters reaching the Atlantic Ocean near Biddeford, Maine. The entire brook, from Carter Notch to the Ellis River, is part of the designated National Wild and Scenic River System, as are its tributaries Little Wildcat Brook, Bog Brook, and Great Brook.

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