Beards Brook or Beard Brook is a New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
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in the

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. It is a

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of the North Branch of the

Contoocook River The Contoocook River () is a river in New Hampshire. It flows from Contoocook Lake on the Jaffrey/ Rindge border to Penacook (just north of Concord), where it empties into the Merrimack River. It is one of only a few rivers in New Hampshire th ...

, part of the

Merrimack River The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Mass ...

watershed. Beards Brook begins at the outlet of Island Pond in the town of

Washington, New Hampshire Washington is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,192 at the 2020 census. Situated in a hilly, rocky, forested area, and with 26 lakes and ponds, Washington is a picturesque resort area. It is home to Pill ...

. The brook descends rapidly northeast to the village of East Washington, then turns south and enters

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. A significant tributary is

Shedd Brook Shedd Brook is an stream located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of Beards Brook, part of the Contoocook River and Merrimack River watersheds. Shedd Brook begins at the north outlet of Highland Lake in Washin ...

, entering from the west in Hillsborough. Beards Brook joins the North Branch of the Contoocook near Hillsborough village, just upstream of the Contoocook River.

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Tributaries of the Merrimack River Rivers of New Hampshire Rivers of Sullivan County, New Hampshire Rivers of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-river-stub

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