South Branch Moose River (Maine)
South Branch Moose River | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Moose River 45°31′33″N 70°35′23″W / 45.5257°N 70.5896°W |
• elevation | 1,400 feet (430 m) |
Length | 11 miles (18 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Moose River – Moosehead Lake – Kennebec River |
The South Branch Moose River is a tributary of the Moose River in Franklin County, Maine. Its source (45°26′21″N 70°36′14″W / 45.4393°N 70.6039°W) on Caribou Mountain is about 1.5 miles (2 km) from the Canada – United States border, in Skinner (Maine Township 1, Range 7, WBKP). From there, the river winds generally north for 11.0 miles (17.7 km)[1] to its confluence with the main stream of the Moose River in Lowelltown (T1, R8, WBKP).
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
- "South Branch Moose River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency