Editing Bath, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
Bath is in northwestern [[New Hampshire]], in the northern part of Grafton County. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|99.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|97.7|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.2|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 2.23% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The [[Connecticut River]] forms the western boundary of the town; the [[Ammonoosuc River|Ammonoosuc]] and [[Wild Ammonoosuc River|Wild Ammonoosuc]] rivers flow through the town. Bath lies fully within the [[Connecticut River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref name=watershed>{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N.|author3= Medalie, Laura |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref> The highest points in Bath are a trio of knobs on Gardner Mountain, all found near the northernmost point in town and all measuring slightly greater than {{convert|1980|ft|m}} above [[sea level]].

Geologically, Bath is located at the northernmost extent of former [[Lake Hitchcock]], a post-glacial lake that shaped the Connecticut River valley from this point south to [[Middletown, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/rivers/conn_river.htm|title=Connecticut River|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022235220/https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/rivers/conn_river.htm|archive-date=October 22, 2020|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>

The town is crossed by [[U.S. Route 302 in New Hampshire|U.S. Route 302]] and [[New Hampshire Route 112]]. The village of Swiftwater is located along Route 112, near the town's boundary with [[Haverhill, New Hampshire|Haverhill]].