Shepards River

Coordinates: 43°58′6″N 70°53′47″W / 43.96833°N 70.89639°W / 43.96833; -70.89639
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Shepards River
Conway, NH
 • coordinates43°56′6″N 71°0′43″W / 43.93500°N 71.01194°W / 43.93500; -71.01194
 • elevation840 ft (260 m)
Brownfield, ME
 • coordinates
43°58′6″N 70°53′47″W / 43.96833°N 70.89639°W / 43.96833; -70.89639
 • elevation
360 ft (110 m)
Length13.6 mi (21.9 km)

The Shepards River is a 13.6-mile-long (21.9 km)[1] river in western Maine and eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is part of the Saco River drainage basin.

The Shepards River rises in the town of

White Mountains. The river flows southeast across a corner of Eaton, New Hampshire, then turns northeast into Brownfield, Maine
, passing the villages of West Brownfield, Brownfield, and East Brownfield before reaching the Saco River east of Frost Mountain.

Several species of game fish have been caught in the Shepards River, including brook trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, and atlantic salmon.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
  2. ^ "Shepards River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Shepards River Fishing near Brownfield, Maine - HookandBullet.com". www.hookandbullet.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.