East Branch Penobscot River
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East Branch Penobscot River, northeast of Millinocket, Maine. | |
| Origin | Maine |
| Mouth |
Penobscot River 45°36′32″N 68°32′02″W / 45.609°N 68.534°WCoordinates: 45°36′32″N 68°32′02″W / 45.609°N 68.534°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | 75 miles (121 km) |
| Source elevation | 1,000 feet (300 m) |
| Mouth elevation | 240 feet (70 m) |
| Left tributaries | Seboeis River |
The East Branch Penobscot River is a 75.3-mile-long (121.2 km)[1] tributary of Maine's Penobscot River. It flows in Piscataquis County and Penobscot County.
Course
From its source (46°16′01″N 69°12′08″W / 46.2670°N 69.2023°W) in Maine Township 7, Range 11, WELS, in Piscataquis County, the river runs 17 miles (27 km)[1] southeast to Grand Lake Matagamon, in the northeast corner of Baxter State Park.
From Grand Lake Dam, the river runs 48 miles (77 km)[1] south to its confluence with the West Branch Penobscot River in Medway, Penobscot County.
See also
- Tributaries of the Penobscot River
- List of rivers of Maine
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
- "East Branch Penobscot River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency