Editing Deerfield, New Hampshire (section)

== Geography ==
Deerfield is in southeastern [[New Hampshire]], on the western side of Rockingham County. The town's western border is the [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack County]] line. The highest point in Deerfield as well as in Rockingham County is the summit of Nottingham Mountain, at {{convert|1345|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], near the town's western border. Portions of the Pawtuckaway Mountains, including a small portion of [[Pawtuckaway State Park]], are along the eastern border of the town. A part of [[Bear Brook State Park]], including the campground area at Spruce Pond and Beaver Pond, is in the southwestern corner of the town.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|134.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|131.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|3.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 2.57% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Deerfield is primarily drained by the [[Lamprey River]] and its tributary the [[North Branch River]], within the [[Piscataqua River]] (Coastal) [[Drainage basin|watershed]], while the western edge and northernmost section of town is in the [[Merrimack River]] 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>

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Northwood, New Hampshire|Northwood]], New Hampshire (north)
* [[Nottingham, New Hampshire|Nottingham]], New Hampshire (east)
* [[Raymond, New Hampshire|Raymond]], New Hampshire (southeast)
* [[Candia, New Hampshire|Candia]], New Hampshire (south)
* [[Allenstown, New Hampshire|Allenstown]], New Hampshire (west)
* [[Epsom, New Hampshire|Epsom]], New Hampshire (northwest)