North Branch Birch River
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River in the United States
| North Branch Birch River | |
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| Country | United States |
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| • location | Maine |
| Mouth | |
• location | Birch River |
• elevation | 670 feet (200 m) |
| Length | about 9 miles (14 km) |
The North Branch Birch River is a 9.6-mile-long (15.4 km)[1] river in Aroostook County, Maine, in the United States. From the outlet of a small pond (47°04′31″N 68°47′52″W / 47.0753°N 68.7977°W / 47.0753; -68.7977 (North Branch Birch River source)) in Maine Township 16, Range 8, WELS, it runs about 6 miles (10 km) east and about 3 miles (5 km) south to its confluence with the South Branch in the town of Eagle Lake to form the Birch River. It is part of the Fish River watershed, draining north to the Saint John River and ultimately southeast to the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
- "North Branch Birch River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
47°01′58″N 68°40′44″W / 47.0328°N 68.6790°W / 47.0328; -68.6790
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