Merrimack River

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The Merrimack River is a major New England waterway that flows through New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts, historically important for powering textile mills and shaping the industrial development of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWith Lawrence textile mills
Lowell textile mills
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
borderFunction forms part of the border between New Hampshire and Massachusetts
cityOnRiver Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lowell, Massachusetts
Manchester, New Hampshire
Nashua, New Hampshire
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 495
Interstate 93
U.S. Route 3
drainageBasin Merrimack River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Merrimack River watershed
environmentalIssue industrial pollution
stormwater runoff
etymology name derived from an Algonquian language
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsThrough Massachusetts
New Hampshire
historicalSignificance center of 19th-century textile industry
shaped industrial development of New England
historicalUse industrial water power
powering textile mills
length approximately 117 miles
approximately 188 kilometers
locatedIn New England
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Newburyport, Massachusetts
passesThrough Concord, New Hampshire
Haverhill
surface form: Haverhill, Massachusetts

Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lowell, Massachusetts
Manchester, New Hampshire
Nashua, New Hampshire
Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Newburyport, Massachusetts
recreation boating
fishing
kayaking
region northeastern Massachusetts
sourceConfluenceOf Pemigewasset River
Winnipesaukee River
sourceLocation Franklin, New Hampshire
tributary Concord River
Contoocook River
Nashua River
Pemigewasset River
Powwow River
Souhegan River
Spicket River
Winnipesaukee River

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Greater Boston majorRiver Merrimack River
Middlesex County, Massachusetts contains Merrimack River
Lawrence locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Essex County containsRiver Merrimack River
subject surface form: Essex County, Massachusetts
Merrimack River drainageBasin Merrimack River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Merrimack River watershed
Interstate 93 crosses Merrimack River
New Hampshire river Merrimack River
Lowell, Massachusetts locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Haverhill locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Bow, New Hampshire, United States crossedByRiver Merrimack River
subject surface form: Bow, New Hampshire
Gulf of Maine inflow Merrimack River
Concord River mouthOfWatercourse Merrimack River
Concord River riverSystem Merrimack River
Manchester, New Hampshire river Merrimack River
Lowell textile mills locatedOn Merrimack River
Dracut hasRiver Merrimack River
Ayer Mill Clock Tower visibleFrom Merrimack River
this entity surface form: Merrimack River area
Great Stone Dam locatedOnWaterway Merrimack River
Great Stone Dam crosses Merrimack River
Great Stone Dam watercourse Merrimack River
Lawrence Heritage State Park locatedOn Merrimack River
Merrimack Valley namedAfter Merrimack River
Merrimack Valley hasCentralFeature Merrimack River
Merrimack Valley hasMajorRiver Merrimack River
Nashua River mouth Merrimack River
Nashua River tributaryOf Merrimack River
Massachusetts Route 110 crossesRiverValley Merrimack River
this entity surface form: Merrimack River valley
Concord, New Hampshire locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Concord, New Hampshire hasRiver Merrimack River
Pemigewasset River mouthOf Merrimack River
Pemigewasset River confluenceForms Merrimack River
Pemigewasset River tributaryOf Merrimack River
Winnipesaukee River mouth Merrimack River
Winnipesaukee River forms Merrimack River
Winnipesaukee River tributaryOf Merrimack River
Contoocook River tributaryOf Merrimack River
Contoocook River mouthLocation Merrimack River
this entity surface form: Merrimack River at Penacook, New Hampshire
Souhegan River mouth Merrimack River
Souhegan River tributaryOf Merrimack River
Souhegan River crossesTown Merrimack River
this entity surface form: Merrimack
Souhegan River hasConfluenceWith Merrimack River
this entity surface form: Merrimack River at Merrimack, New Hampshire
Franklin, New Hampshire hasRiver Merrimack River
Nashua, New Hampshire hasRiver Merrimack River
Chelmsford, Massachusetts hasRiver Merrimack River
Tewksbury, Massachusetts hasRiver Merrimack River
Powwow River mouthOfWatercourse Merrimack River