The 'Dead Diamond River' is an 18.7
mile long (30.2
km)
river in northern
New Hampshire in the
United States. Its water enters the
Atlantic Ocean on the coast of
Maine by passing through the
Magalloway,
Androscoggin, and
Kennebec rivers.
The Dead Diamond River is formed in the township of
Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, New Hampshire by the juncture of the
Middle Branch and the
East Branch of the Dead Diamond. It is quickly joined by the
West Branch of the Dead Diamond and heads south through
logging country. The
Little Dead Diamond River joins from the west at Hell Gate, a set of rapids, just before the Dead Diamond enters the
Dartmouth College Grant. The river traverses the length of the college grant before reaching the Magalloway River near the Maine border. The
Swift Diamond River is a significant tributary which joins the Dead Diamond shortly upstream of the Magalloway.