South Branch Moose River (Maine)
| South Branch Moose River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maine |
| • elevation | 2,700 feet (820 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Moose River |
• coordinates | 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 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Branch Moose River |
| • right | East Branch Moose 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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