Drakes River

Drakes River

Coordinates: 42°55′30″N 70°51′10″W / 42.9251°N 70.8528°W / 42.9251; -70.8528 The Drakes River is a 2.1 mile long (3.4 km)[1] stream located in southeastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Taylor River, a tidal inlet (via the Hampton River) of the Atlantic Ocean.

The river rises in an office park just southeast of the Interstate 95/NH 101 interchange in Hampton, New Hampshire. It flows south, through Coffin Pond, and reaches the Taylor River just west of the Route 1 crossing of the Hampton saltmarsh.

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