wˈɔːɾɚ fɹʌm θˈoːɹndaɪk pˈɑːnd flˈoʊz nˈɔːɹθ vˈaɪə stˈænli bɹˈʊk, ðˈɛn ˈiːst vˈaɪə nˈuːbɐnˌuːsɪt bɹˈʊk tə ðə kəntˈuːkʊk ɹˈɪvɚ, ɐ tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹi ʌvðə mˈɛɹɪmˌæk ɹˈɪvɚ.
Water from Thorndike Pond flows north via Stanley Brook, then east via Nubanusit Brook to the Contoocook River, a tributary of the Merrimack River.