Shepards River

Shepards River
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Location
Country	United States
States	New Hampshire, Maine
Counties	Carroll, NH, Oxford, ME
Towns	Conway, NH, Eaton, NH, Brownfield, ME
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Conway, NH
• coordinates	43°56′6″N 71°0′43″W / 43.93500°N 71.01194°W / 43.93500; -71.01194
• elevation	840 ft (260 m)
Mouth	Saco River
• location	Brownfield, ME
• coordinates	43°58′6″N 70°53′47″W / 43.96833°N 70.89639°W / 43.96833; -70.89639
• elevation	360 ft (110 m)
Length	13.6 mi (21.9 km)

The Shepards River is a 13.6-mile-long (21.9 km)^[1] river in western Maine and eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is part of the Saco River drainage basin.

The Shepards River rises in the town of Conway, New Hampshire, south of Dundee Hill and north of Crown Hill,^[2] among foothills of the White Mountains. The river flows southeast across a corner of Eaton, New Hampshire, then turns northeast into Brownfield, Maine, passing the villages of West Brownfield, Brownfield, and East Brownfield before reaching the Saco River east of Frost Mountain.

Several species of game fish have been caught in the Shepards River, including brook trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, and atlantic salmon.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of New Hampshire

References

• U.S. Geological Survey 7½-minute topographic maps: Conway (1987) and Brownfield (1990) quadrangles