East Branch Mattawamkeag River
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The East Branch Mattawamkeag River is a tributary of the Mattawamkeag River
in Aroostook County
, Maine
. From its source (46.2307°N 68.1480 °W) in Dudley (Maine Township 7, Range 3, WELS), the river runs 36 miles (57.9 km) south and southeast to its confluence
with the West Branch Mattawamkeag River
in Haynesville
, about 10 miles (16.1 km) west of the Canada – United States border.
Mattawamkeag River
The Mattawamkeag River is a river in Maine. From the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch in Haynesville, about west of the Canada – United States border, the river runs south and west to its mouth on the Penobscot River in Mattawamkeag....
in Aroostook County
Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 71,870. In land area, it is the largest county in the state and the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River. Its seat is Houlton...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. From its source (46.2307°N 68.1480 °W) in Dudley (Maine Township 7, Range 3, WELS), the river runs 36 miles (57.9 km) south and southeast to its confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the West Branch Mattawamkeag River
West Branch Mattawamkeag River
The West Branch Mattawamkeag River is a tributary of the Mattawamkeag River in Maine. From its source in Maine Township 6, Range 6, WELS, the river runs northeast by Pleasant Lake and through Mud Lake and Rockabema Lake, then south and southeast through Upper Mattawamkeag Lake and...
in Haynesville
Haynesville, Maine
Haynesville is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 122 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, about 10 miles (16.1 km) west of the Canada – United States border.