Chickwolnepy Stream
Encyclopedia
Chickwolnepy Stream is a 14.2 mile long (22.8 km) river
in northern New Hampshire
in the United States
. It is a tributary of the Androscoggin River
, which flows south and east into Maine
, joining the Kennebec River
near the Atlantic Ocean
.
Chickwolnepy Stream rises at the outlet of Success Pond
in the township of Success, New Hampshire
. The stream flows generally west to the Androscoggin River in the town of Milan
, passing briefly through the township of Cambridge
. The stream passes Cambridge Black Mountain and Bald Mountain, staying in a wooded valley where logging
is prevalent.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in northern New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
in the United States
United States
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. It is a tributary of the Androscoggin River
Androscoggin River
The Androscoggin River is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is in area...
, which flows south and east into Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, joining the Kennebec River
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
near the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.
Chickwolnepy Stream rises at the outlet of Success Pond
Success Pond
Success Pond is a water body located in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, in the township of Success. Water from Success Pond flows west via Chickwolnepy Stream to the Androscoggin River....
in the township of Success, New Hampshire
Success, New Hampshire
Success is an unincorporated township located in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA. It is located directly to the east of the city of Berlin, New Hampshire, and borders on the state of Maine...
. The stream flows generally west to the Androscoggin River in the town of Milan
Milan, New Hampshire
Milan is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area....
, passing briefly through the township of Cambridge
Cambridge, New Hampshire
Cambridge is a township in Coos County in the state of New Hampshire. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships , and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government...
. The stream passes Cambridge Black Mountain and Bald Mountain, staying in a wooded valley where logging
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
is prevalent.