Swift River (Saco River)

Swift River
River
Covered bridge over the Swift River at Conway, NH
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Region	White Mountains
Source	Kancamagus Pass, New Hampshire
- coordinates	44°01′15″N 71°29′33″W / 44.0208°N 71.4924°W / 44.0208; -71.4924
Mouth	Conway, New Hampshire
- coordinates	43°59′01″N 71°07′04″W / 43.9837°N 71.1179°W / 43.9837; -71.1179Coordinates: 43°59′01″N 71°07′04″W / 43.9837°N 71.1179°W / 43.9837; -71.1179
Length	25.6 mi (41 km)

The Swift River is a 25.6 miles (41.2 km)^[1] 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

References

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