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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Powwow River tributaryOf Merrimack River
Dracut, Massachusetts crossedBy Merrimack River
Spicket River mouthOfWatercourse Merrimack River
Spicket River tributaryOf Merrimack River
Spicket River isSmallerThan Merrimack River
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
subject surface form: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States borderedBy Merrimack River
subject surface form: Lawrence, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Methuen River border across Merrimack River
Plum Island locatedAtMouthOf Merrimack River
Haverhill station nearbyRiver Merrimack River
Manchester locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
subject surface form: Manchester, New Hampshire
Massachusetts Route 125 crosses Merrimack River
Amesbury, Massachusetts locatedOn Merrimack River
Spindle City relatedTo Merrimack River
Lowell Memorial Auditorium nearby Merrimack River
New England Quilt Museum near Merrimack River
Hooksett, New Hampshire locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
New England Upland drainedBy Merrimack River
Piscataquog River tributaryOf Merrimack River
Piscataquog River mouthLocatedIn Merrimack River
U.S. Route 3 crossesRiver Merrimack River
U.S. Route 3 followsValleyOf Merrimack River
Amoskeag Falls locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Amoskeag Falls watercourse Merrimack River
Amoskeag Millyard locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Pawtucket Canal followsWatercourse Merrimack River
Pawtucket Canal connectsWith Merrimack River
Pawtucket Canal waterSource Merrimack River
this entity surface form: Merrimack River above Pawtucket Falls
Pawtucket Canal mouthOfWatercourse Merrimack River
this entity surface form: Merrimack River below Pawtucket Falls
Boston Associates locatedOn Merrimack River
Lowell mill girls associatedPlace Merrimack River
Greater Lowell locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Ayer Mill complex locatedOn Merrimack River
Essex Company mainRiver Merrimack River
Merrimack, New Hampshire locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Hudson, New Hampshire locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Bedford, New Hampshire locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
this entity surface form: Merrimack River (eastern boundary region)
Andover river Merrimack River
subject surface form: Andover, Massachusetts
Groveland, Massachusetts locatedOnRiver Merrimack River
Groveland, Massachusetts hasWaterBody Merrimack River