Partridge Brook

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Partridge Brook
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Location
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Cheshire
Towns Chesterfield, Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Source Spofford Lake
  location Spofford
  coordinates 42°54′32″N72°25′30″W / 42.90889°N 72.42500°W / 42.90889; -72.42500
  elevation715 ft (218 m)
Mouth Connecticut River
  location
Westmoreland
  coordinates
42°58′34″N72°27′57″W / 42.97611°N 72.46583°W / 42.97611; -72.46583 Coordinates: 42°58′34″N72°27′57″W / 42.97611°N 72.46583°W / 42.97611; -72.46583
  elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Length7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightGlebe Brook

Partridge Brook is a 7.5-mile-long (12.1 km) [1] stream located in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound.

Partridge Brook begins at the outlet of Spofford Lake at Spofford village in the town of Chesterfield, New Hampshire. The brook flows east, then north, then northwest, into the town of Westmoreland, before reaching the Connecticut River.

In Westmoreland, the brook is subject to New Hampshire's Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act.

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