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West Branch Moose River (Maine)

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River in the United States
West Branch Moose River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaine
 • elevation3,100 feet (940 m)
Mouth 
 • locationSouth Branch Moose River
 • coordinates45°27′32″N 70°33′42″W / 45.4588°N 70.5618°W / 45.4588; -70.5618 (West Branch Moose River)
 • elevation1,930 feet (590 m)
Length6 miles (10 km)
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Branch Moose RiverMoose RiverMoosehead LakeKennebec River

The West Branch Moose River is a short tributary of the South Branch Moose River in Franklin County, Maine. Its source (45°25′58″N 70°37′46″W / 45.4328°N 70.6294°W / 45.4328; -70.6294 (West Branch Moose River source)) is on Caribou Mountain in Merrill Strip (Maine Township 2, Range 7, WBKP), about 2,000 feet (600 m) from the Canada–United States border, which runs along the height of land between the watersheds of the Kennebec River in Maine and the Chaudière River in Quebec. From there, the river runs 5.9 miles (9.5 km) northeast to its confluence with the Moose River's South Branch in Skinner (T1, R7, WBKP).

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
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