Mad River
Mad River (Cold River tributary) is located in Maine
Mad River (Cold River tributary)
Mad River (Cold River tributary) is located in New Hampshire
Mad River (Cold River tributary)
Mad River (Cold River tributary) is located in the United States
Mad River (Cold River tributary)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNew Hampshire, Maine
CountiesCoos, NH, Oxford, ME
TownshipsBean's Purchase, NH, South Oxford, ME
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Royce Mountain
 • locationBeans Purchase, NH
 • coordinates44°18′9″N 71°0′47″W / 44.30250°N 71.01306°W / 44.30250; -71.01306
 • elevation2,450 ft (750 m)
MouthCold River
 • location
Evans Notch, ME
 • coordinates
44°17′7″N 71°0′16″W / 44.28528°N 71.00444°W / 44.28528; -71.00444
 • elevation
790 ft (240 m)
Length1.4 mi (2.3 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightMiddle Branch, South Branch

The Mad River is a 1.4-mile-long (2.3 km) mountain brook on the Maine–New Hampshire border in the United States, within the eastern White Mountains.[1] It is a tributary of the Cold River, part of the Saco River watershed.

The Mad River rises in New Hampshire in the col between West Royce and East Royce mountains, at an elevation of 2,500 feet (760 m) above sea level. The river quickly drops to the south down the slopes of Royce Mountain, entering Maine and dropping over Mad River Falls, a 70-foot-tall (21 m) cascade.[2] The river joins the Cold River in the floor of Evans Notch, a narrow pass through the White Mountains.

See also

References

  1. ↑ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
  2. ↑ Werner, Philip (6 June 2019). "Hiking a West Royce Mountain Loop". SectionHiker. Retrieved December 8, 2020.



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