The Swift River is an 8.3-mile-long (13.4 km)^[1] river located in eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Bearcamp River, part of the Ossipee Lake / Saco River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean. The Swift River is located only four miles south of the larger and longer Swift River which parallels the Kancamagus Highway in the White Mountain National Forest.

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Swift River
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Location
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Carroll
Town	Tamworth
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Wonalancet River and Paugus Brook
• location	Tamworth
• coordinates	43°53′39″N 71°17′47″W
• elevation	740 ft (230 m)
Mouth	Bearcamp River
• location	Tamworth
• coordinates	43°49′54″N 71°14′47″W
• elevation	435 ft (133 m)
Length	8.3 mi (13.4 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Bryant Brook
• right	Blasde Brook, Mill Brook

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The Swift River begins at the confluence of Paugus Brook and the Wonalancet River^[2] in the northern part of Tamworth, New Hampshire, south of Mount Chocorua. The river flows southeast through a narrow valley, which opens up as it reaches Tamworth village. The Swift River slows before joining the Bearcamp River between the villages of Whittier and West Ossipee. Mill Brook joins near the Swift River's mouth.

• List of rivers of New Hampshire