Swift River (Saco River tributary)

Swift River
Covered bridge over the Swift River at Conway, NH
Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Region	White Mountains
Towns	Livermore, Waterville Valley, Albany, Conway
Physical characteristics
Source	Kancamagus Pass
• location	Livermore
• coordinates	44°1′14″N 71°29′31″W
• elevation	2,780 ft (850 m)
Mouth	Saco River
• location	Conway
• coordinates	43°59′1″N 71°7′3″W
• elevation	435 ft (133 m)
Length	25.6 mi (41.2 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Pond Brook, Rob Brook, Douglas Brook, Red Eagle Brook
• right	Pine Bend Brook, Sabbaday Brook, Downes Brook, Oliverian Brook, Champney Brook, Pequawket Brook

The Swift River is a 25.6-mile-long (41.2 km) river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine.

The Swift River rises in the township of Livermore, New Hampshire, on the eastern side of Kancamagus Pass, and flows east into a broad valley, surrounded by mountains, known as the Albany Intervale. Leaving the intervale, the river enters a narrow gorge, passing over two sets of small waterfalls, and continues east through the town of Albany to the Saco River at Conway.

The river is paralleled for its entire length by New Hampshire Route 112, the scenic Kancamagus Highway.

See also

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

External links

• The Swift River - A Report to the General Court, 1990
• The Swift River - NH Rivers Management and Protection Program
• Swift River Corridor Management Plan, 1994