Bear Brook (Suncook River tributary)

This article is about the stream in central New Hampshire. For other locations with this name, see Bear Brook (disambiguation).

Bear Brook is a 10.0-mile-long (16.1 km)^[1] stream located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Suncook River, part of the Merrimack River (and therefore Gulf of Maine) watershed. Its entire course is within Bear Brook State Park.

Bear Brook
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Counties	Rockingham, Merrimack
Towns	Candia, Hooksett, Deerfield, Allenstown
Physical characteristics
Source	Hall Mountain Marsh
• location	Candia, Rockingham County
• coordinates	43°5′50″N 71°21′6″W
• elevation	675 ft (206 m)
Mouth	Suncook River
• location	Allenstown, Merrimack County
• coordinates	43°10′17″N 71°23′41″W
• elevation	285 ft (87 m)
Length	10.0 mi (16.1 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Catamount Brook
• right	Pease Brook, Little Bear Brook

Bear Brook begins at the outlet of Hall Mountain Marsh near the four-corner intersection of the towns of Allenstown, Deerfield, Candia, and Hooksett. The brook descends to the north, through Deerfield, then turns west and reenters Allenstown. Nearing Deerfield Road, the brook is impounded by Catamount Pond, with a state park beach and picnic area. The brook flows northwest from the pond and reaches the Suncook River in less than a mile.

See also

• New Hampshire portal

• List of rivers of New Hampshire