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West Branch Moose River (Maine)

Coordinates: 45°27′32″N 70°33′42″W / 45.4588°N 70.5618°W / 45.4588; -70.5618 (West Branch Moose River)
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West Branch Moose River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaine
 • elevation3,100 feet (940 m)
Mouth 
 • location
South Branch Moose River
 • coordinates
45°27′32″N 70°33′42″W / 45.4588°N 70.5618°W / 45.4588; -70.5618 (West Branch Moose River)
 • elevation
1,930 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)[1] northeast to its confluence with the Moose River's South Branch in Skinner (T1, R7, WBKP).

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References

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