Nashua River

Course of the Nashua River in the catchment area of ​​the Merrimack River

The Nashua River is a right tributary of the Merrimack River in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

River

The Nashua River forms the outflow of the Wachusett Reservoir - about 50 km west of Boston. From there it flows in a predominantly north- northeast direction. In the North Nashua River from Clinton northwest Coming meets the river. He sets his course to the North continues and passes Pepperell, crosses the border into New Hampshire and flows into the Merrimack Nashua River. In Nashua Mine Falls Park is located along the river bank. There is a Mühlkanal, which runs south.

The Nashua River has a length of 90 km. The last 16 km of the river course are located in New Hamsphire. The Nashua River drains an area of 1377 km ², of which 1162 km ² are in Massachusetts. Part of the water of its river basin is used for drinking water supply of Greater Boston and is drawn from the river system.

Hydropower plants

In Pepperell Swift River Hydro Operations Company ( SRHOCO ) operates a hydroelectric power plant with an installed capacity of 1920 kW (3 units). Above Nashua is the Mine Falls hydroelectric power plant with two units and a total installed capacity of 3 MW. In the center of Nashua is another hydroelectric plant on the Nashua River.