This is one of the Best waterfalls in the Northeast

 Magnitude:

34

 Abs Mag:

40

 Beisel Rating:

2.75 (Class 3)

 Height:

360 feet

 Tallest Drop:

80 feet

 # of Drops:

---

 Type:

tiered

 Stream:

Nancy Brook

 Latitude:

44.1151

 Longitude:

71.3854

 Maps:

USGS Mount Carrigain 7 1/2"

 

Aerial Photography

 Delormes:

44 G4
 

 

 

 

 

Nancy Cascades

Livermore , Carroll County, NH , USA

 

No Known Alternate Names

 

No Pictures Available

 

 

Details:

Nancy Brook drops down a series of rocky ledges culminating in an 80' horsetail drop. This is another waterfall that I've not visited, but mean to change that in the summer of 2005.
 

Geology and Bedrock Structure:

The cascades drop down a long ledge of the gneissic Littleton Formation.
 

History:

 

Photography Notes:

 

Directions:

Access to Nancy Cascades is from the parking area about three miles north of Sawyer Rock Picnic Area. In order to bypass private property, the parking area is about 3/4 of a mile south of the bridge over Nancy Brook. The falls are 2.4 miles, and 1500 vertical feet away.
 
 

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