Big River

The Big River is a 14.9-mile-long river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Suncook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.

Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center Barnstead and Barnstead.

Center Barnstead

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Center Barnstead is an unincorporated community in the town of Barnstead in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the largest of several villages in the town.

Barnstead

Photo: Hugh Manatee, Public domain.

Barnstead is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,915 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 5,038 in 2025, up from 4,593 at the 2010 census.

Pittsfield is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,075 at the 2020 census. The main village in town, where 1,570 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Pittsfield census-designated place, and is located on the Suncook River in the west-central portion of town. Pittsfield is situated 4 miles southwest of Big River.

Big River

Type: Stream
Description: river in New Hampshire, United States of America
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Belknap, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.33675° or 43° 20′ 12″ north

Longitude

-71.26229° or 71° 15′ 44″ west

Elevation

499 feet (152 metres)

Open location code

87MC8PPQ+M3

GeoNames ID

5083414

Wikidata ID

Q4906200

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Big River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Big”
Cebuano: “Big River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, New Hampshire)”
Cebuano: “Big River”
Irish: “Abhainn Big”
Venetian: “Big”
Welsh: “Afon Big”

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Localities in the Area

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