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South_Branch_Blackwater_River_(Maine) Latitude and Longitude:

46°29′13″N 68°15′08″W / 46.4870°N 68.2523°W / 46.4870; -68.2523
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South Branch Blackwater River
Location
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Maine
Mouth 
 • location
Blackwater River
 • elevation
590 feet (180 m)
Lengthabout 9 miles (14 km)

The South Branch Blackwater River is an 8.9-mile-long (14.3 km) [1] river in Aroostook County, Maine. From its source ( 46°25′23″N 68°08′31″W / 46.4230°N 68.1420°W / 46.4230; -68.1420 (South Branch Blackwater River source)) in Maine Township 9, Range 3, WELS, the stream runs northwest to its confluence with the North Branch to form the Blackwater River in Squa Pan Township (T. 10, R. 4, WELS). Via the Blackwater River, St. Croix Stream, and the Aroostook River, the South Branch is part of the Saint John River watershed.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
  • "South Branch Blackwater River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  • Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
  • Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

46°29′13″N 68°15′08″W / 46.4870°N 68.2523°W / 46.4870; -68.2523