Contoocook and North Branch Rivers

Contoocook and North Branch Rivers LAC Chair:
Matthew Lundsted, Chair

Send Permit Applications to:
Matthew Lundsted, P.E., CFM, Principal, LAC Chair
Comprehensive Environmental Inc.
21 Depot Street
Merrimack, NH 03054
mlundsted@ceiengineers.com

Contoocook and North Branch Rivers LAC website

Riverfront municipalities include Antrim, Bennington, Boscawen, Concord, Deering, Greenfield, Hancock, Henniker, Hillsborough, Jaffrey, Peterborough, Rindge and Stoddard. To check if an address is in the designated river corridor, use the designated river mapper.

The Contoocook River flows 71 miles from Rindge to its confluence with the Merrimack River in Concord. The North Branch River flows 16 miles from Stoddard to its confluence with the Contoocook River in Hillsborough. Both rivers were designated in 1991. At least 117 species of bird depend on these two rivers and their corridors, including two state-endangered species. 

Contoocook and North Branch Rivers LAC Documents
Note: The following links will bring you to the NHDES website.

• Contoocook and North Branch Rivers fact sheet.
• Contoocook and North Branch Rivers map.
• Contoocook and North Branch Corridor Management Plan.
• Target Fish Community Assessment - Contoocook and North Branch rivers.