Little Southwest Branch Saint John River

River in Maine, United States

Little Southwest Branch Saint John River

Location
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Somerset County, Maine
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Mountain brook, Somerset County, Maine, Maine
• coordinates	46°07′34″N 70°11′37″W / 46.12611°N 70.19361°W / 46.12611; -70.19361
• elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)

Mouth
• location	Southwest Branch Saint John River
• coordinates	46°07′34″N 70°11′37″W / 46.12611°N 70.19361°W / 46.12611; -70.19361
• elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Length	46.5 km (28.9 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Black brook

The Little Southwest Branch Saint John River is a tributary of Southwest Branch Saint John River, flowing on 46.5 kilometres (28.9 mi) in Somerset County, in North Maine Woods, in Maine, in United States.

From its source (46°07′34″N 70°11′39″W / 46.1260°N 70.1941°W / 46.1260; -70.1941 (Little Southwest Branch Saint John River source)) in Maine Township 6, Range 19, WELS, it flows northward in a deep valley in forest area, a few miles east of the Canada–United States border to its mouth on South bank of the Southwest Branch Saint John River in T 9, R 18.

Geography

The source of the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" is located in the Big SIX region, in Township 6, Range 19 Wels, in the Somerset County, Maine, in northern Maine. The upper part of the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" proves to be the continuity towards the North of the Valley "Middle Branch Norris Brook", a tributary of Norris Brook which in turn is a tributary of the Penobscot River.

The source of the "Little Saint John West River" is located at:

0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north of the border townships T6 R19 Wels and T5 R19 Wels;
3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) east of the Canada-US border;
30.1 kilometres (18.7 mi) south of the confluence of the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River".

From its source, the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" runs on 46.5 kilometres (28.9 mi), in these segments:

8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) north, in a valley collecting the waters of four mountain streams, up to Black Creek (coming from the West);
7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) north, passing under a bridge of a forest road and cutting the limit of Township T7 R19 Wels, up to a stream (coming from the West);
11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi) north, meandering in a plain up to limit of township T8 R19 Wels;
4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the northeast, passing under a bridge of a forest road at the end of the segment, up to limit of the township T8 R18 Wels;
10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) to the northeast, up to the limit of township R18 T9 Wels;
4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) (or 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in direct line) to the northeast, meandering in a marsh area up to the confluence of the river.

"Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" flows on the south bank of the Southwest Branch Saint John River, which forms the border between Canada (Quebec) and United States (Maine) in this area.

Toponymy

The place name "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" derives from the name of the main river designated Southwest Branch Saint John River.

References

U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 22, 2011

External links

"Little Southwest Branch Saint John River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries

Maine

New Brunswick

Lakes

Towns

Landmarks

Rivers of Maine by drainage system

Bay of Fundy

Passamaquoddy Bay

Saint John River Watershed

Casco Bay

Fore River Watershed	Fore River Long Creek Stroudwater River South Branch Stroudwater River
Presumpscot River Watershed	Bear River Chute River Crooked River East Branch Piscataqua River Little River Muddy River North Branch Little River Northwest River Piscataqua River Pleasant River Presumpscot River Songo River Sticky River Tenny River
Others	Cousins River Harraseeket River Little River New Meadows River Royal River

Gulf of Maine

Blue Hill Bay (Union River Watershed)	Bog River East Branch Union River Little Bog River Middle Branch Union River Union River West Branch Union River
Chandler Bay	Sandy River
Dennys Bay	Dennys River Hardscrabble River Orange River
Englishman Bay	Chandler River East Branch Chandler River Englishman River
Frenchman Bay	Jordan Stream Skillings River
Harrington Bay	Harrington River Mill River
Little River Watershed	Little River (Drakes Island) Merriland River
Machias Bay (Machias River Watershed)	Crooked River East Machias River Machias River Maine River Middle River West Branch Machias River
Mousam River Watershed	Littlefield River Middle Branch Mousam River Mousam River
Narraguagus Bay (Narraguagus River Watershed)	Little Narraguagus River Narraguagus River Spring River West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield) West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County)
Pleasant Bay (Pleasant River Watershed)	Little River Pleasant River West Branch Pleasant River Western Little River
Piscataqua River Watershed	Great Works River Little River Neoutaquet River Piscataqua River Salmon Falls River
Sheepscot River Watershed	Back River Cross River Dyer River Marsh River Sasanoa River Sheepscot River West Branch Sheepscot River
Wohoa Bay	Indian River Southwest Branch Indian River West River
Others	Batson River Benjamin River Cape Neddick River Damariscotta River Johns River Jordan River Josias River Kennebunk River Little River (Boothbay) Little River (Georgetown) Little River (Goosefare Bay) Little River (York) Morse River Ogunquit River Pemaquid River Sprague River Webhannet River York River

Merrymeeting Bay

Androscoggin River Watershed

Kennebec River Watershed

Muscongus Bay

Saint George River Watershed	Back River Dead River East Branch Oyster River Mill River Oyster River Saint George River West Branch Oyster River
Others	Back River (Medomak) Back River (Meduncook) Goose River Medomak River Meduncook River

Penobscot Bay

Penobscot River Watershed

Others

Saco Bay

Saco River Watershed	Charles River Cold River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Saco River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Tenmile River West Branch Tenmile River
Others	Dunstan River Libby River Nonesuch River Scarborough River Spurwink River

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