Pemigewasset, Hancock Branch, New Hampshire, US

Cheney Trail–East Branch Confluence

Usual Difficulty	V (for normal flows)
Length	4.3 Miles
Avg. Gradient	171 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
EAST BRANCH PEMIGEWASSET RIVER AT LINCOLN, NH
usgs-01074520	10.00 - 15.50 ft	V	00h29m	4.21 ft (rc= -1.1 )

River Description

Source: Greg and Sue Hanlon's Steep Creeks of New England, which has more info on this run. Text used with permission.

Directions: from Lincoln, drive 2.5 miles East on Rte. 112 (Kancamagus Hwy). Park in the dirt parking lot, river right, just downstream of the Loon Mtn. Bridge.
Putin: continue East on 112 ~ 6.2 miles, crossing the East Branch to the first bridge across the Hancock Branch. Park in the Cheney Brook / East Pond Trail lot on the right.

This run includes 2 miles on East Br., Pemigewasset; these two miles aren't figured in the gradient listed above.