Sandy Bay Mountain
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Sandy Bay Mountain is a mountain
located on the Canada-United States border
, with a height of 950 m (3,117 ft) above sea level.
The northeastern part of the mountain is in Somerset County
, Maine
, while the southwestern part is in Le Granit Regional County Municipality
, Quebec
.
Sandy Bay Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Slidedown Mountain.
Sandy Bay Mountain stands on the borders of three major river watersheds
.
The north side of Sandy Bay Mountain drains into the South Branch
of the Penobscot River
, thence into the West Branch
, the main stem of the Penobscot, and into Penobscot Bay
.
The east side of Sandy Bay Mtn. drains into the West Branch of Sandy Stream, thence into the Moose River
, the Kennebec River
, and into the Gulf of Maine
.
The southwest side of Sandy Bay Mtn. drains into Ruisseau Noir, thence into the Rivière du Loup, the Chaudière River
, the Saint Lawrence River
, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
.
Mountain
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located on the Canada-United States border
Canada-United States border
The Canada–United States border, officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest border in the world. The terrestrial boundary is 8,891 kilometers long, including 2,475 kilometres shared with Alaska...
, with a height of 950 m (3,117 ft) above sea level.
The northeastern part of the mountain is in Somerset County
Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 52,228. Its county seat is Skowhegan.-History:...
, 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...
, while the southwestern part is in Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
-References:...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Sandy Bay Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Slidedown Mountain.
Sandy Bay Mountain stands on the borders of three major river watersheds
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
.
The north side of Sandy Bay Mountain drains into the South Branch
South Branch Penobscot River
The South Branch Penobscot River is a river in Somerset County, Maine. Its source, an unnamed lake, the north end of which at is about from the Canada – United States border in Sandy Bay...
of the Penobscot River
Penobscot River
The Penobscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch and South Branch increases the Penobscot's length to , making it the second longest river system in Maine and the longest entirely in the state. Its drainage basin contains .It arises from four branches...
, thence into the West Branch
West Branch Penobscot River
The West Branch Penobscot River is a tributary of Maine's Penobscot River. The river flows from Seboomook Lake in Seboomook, Somerset County; the lake's principal inflows are the North Branch and South Branch Penobscot River...
, the main stem of the Penobscot, and into Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay originates from the mouth of Maine's Penobscot River. There are many islands in this bay, and on them, some of the country's most well-known summer colonies. The bay served as portal for the one time "lumber capital of the world," namely; the city of Bangor...
.
The east side of Sandy Bay Mtn. drains into the West Branch of Sandy Stream, thence into the Moose River
Moose River (Maine)
The Moose River is an river in Maine. Its source is in Beattie , on 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...
, the Kennebec River
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
, and into the Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.It is delineated by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and Cape Sable at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast. It includes the entire coastlines of the U.S...
.
The southwest side of Sandy Bay Mtn. drains into Ruisseau Noir, thence into the Rivière du Loup, the Chaudière River
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River is a long river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Megantic in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it runs northwards to flow into the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City...
, the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the world's largest estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean...
.