Turkey River (New Hampshire)

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = Turkey River

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| image = TurkeyRiverNH.jpg

| image_caption = The Turkey River near St. Paul's School

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| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = New Hampshire

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Merrimack

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| subdivision_name4 = Concord, Bow

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| source1 = Little Turkey Pond

| source1_location = Concord

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| source1_elevation = {{convert|325|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Merrimack River

| mouth_location = Bow

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The Turkey River is a {{convert|6.1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}[http://www.granit.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system] stream located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine.

The source of the Turkey River is the outlet of Little Turkey Pond in Concord, New Hampshire. The river travels southeast through the campus of St. Paul's School, winding through the outskirts of Concord, and entering Bow before joining the Merrimack near the junction of Interstate 93 and Interstate 89. In May 2006 record amounts of rainfall over two days caused the Turkey River to flood the campus of St. Paul's School,{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Jana |title=Timeline, Stories of the Flood |url=https://www.sps.edu/news-story?pk=273733 |publisher=St. Paul's School |access-date=19 March 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Zezima |first1=Katie |title=New England Deluged by Worst Flooding in Decades |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/us/16flood.html |work=The New York Times |date=16 May 2006 |access-date=19 March 2021}} forcing the school year to be ended prematurely.{{cite web |last1=Tirrell-Wysocki |first1=David |title=The Associated Press Flooding closing St. Paul's School; students flying home |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2006/05/15/flooding_closing_st_pauls_school_students_flying_home/ |website=Boston.com |publisher=The Boston Globe |access-date=19 March 2021}}