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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 



mouths of Ellis river and East Branch. The river then turns nearly 

 south eight miles to the mouth of Swift river in Conway, from which 

 point it flows east six miles to Maine line. 



The southern portion of this basin in New Hampshire is drained by the 

 Ossipee river, which passes into Maine. A large part of this area about 

 Ossipee lake is comparatively level, consisting of sandy plains. The 

 proportion of forest in the whole basin is probably about three fourths. 



TABLE OF HEIGHTS OF SACO RIVER. 



Dis 

 from 



tance 

 source. 



Pond at source, near gate of White Mountain notch, 



At Willey house, ........ 



Mt. Crawford house, ....... 



Line between Hart s location and Bartlett, . 



Mouth of Rocky Branch, ...... 



Mouth of Ellis river, ....... 



Portsmouth, Great Falls Conway Railroad crossing, 



Portland & Ogdensburg R. R. crossing, Conway Centre, 

 Ossipee lake, 7 square miles, ...... 



2.6 miles. 



8.5 

 12.5 

 18 



20 &quot; 

 25 

 30 



TRIBUTARIES OF SACO RIVER. 



Height 

 above sea. 



1880 feet. 



1300 &quot; 



975 &quot; 



745 &quot; 



560 &quot; 



511 &quot; 



446 &quot; 



412 &quot; 



408 &quot; 



The length of Ossipee river is given from Iron Works falls at the 

 mouth of Ossipee lake. The Bear Camp and Pine rivers, outlets of 

 ponds bearing the same names, are the principal tributaries to this lake. 

 From Iron Works falls to the source of Bear Camp river is twenty miles. 



