Wildcat Brook

Wildcat Brook
Wildcat Brook above Jackson Falls, May 2023
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Counties	Coos, Carroll
Township and town	Bean's Purchase, Jackson
Physical characteristics
Source	Carter Notch
• location	Bean's Purchase
• coordinates	44°15′32″N 71°11′40″W / 44.25889°N 71.19444°W / 44.25889; -71.19444[1]
• elevation	3,280 ft (1,000 m)
Mouth	Ellis River
• location	Jackson
• coordinates	44°8′32″N 71°11′9″W / 44.14222°N 71.18583°W / 44.14222; -71.18583
• elevation	740 ft (230 m)
Length	9.05 mi (14.56 km)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Bog Brook, Davis Brook, Great Brook
• right	Little Wildcat Brook, Marsh Brook
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Type	Scenic, Recreational
Designated	October 28, 1988

Wildcat Brook,^[2] also known as the Wildcat River, is a 9.05-mile-long (14.56 km)^[1] stream in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, in the United States. It rises at Carter Notch in the township of Bean's Purchase in Coos County, and flows south through the town of Jackson in Carroll County to its confluence with the Ellis River near the town's southern boundary. At Jackson Falls, near the town center, the stream descends 120 feet (37 m) in 1⁄4 mile (0.4 km) over granite ledges,^[3] paralleled by New Hampshire Route 16B (Carter Notch Road). The surrounding area is part of the Jackson Falls Historic District.

Via the Ellis River, Wildcat Brook is part of the Saco River watershed, with its waters reaching the Atlantic Ocean near Biddeford, Maine. The entire brook, from Carter Notch to the Ellis River, is part of the designated National Wild and Scenic River System, as are its tributaries Little Wildcat Brook, Bog Brook, and Great Brook.