West Branch Sheepscot River
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The West Branch Sheepscot River is a 24.9 miles (40.1 km) river in 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...

. The branch originates in the northwest corner of Palermo
Palermo, Maine
Palermo is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,220 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.-Demographics:...

 (44.4575°N 69.4222 °W) and flows southwesterly through Branch Pond and the village of Weeks Mills in the town of China
China, Maine
China is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,106 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....

. The branch then flows southerly through the town of Windsor
Windsor, Maine
Windsor is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,204 at the 2000 census. The town was formerly known as Malta, and gave its name to the "Malta War", a minor rebellion against the Massachusetts state government in Boston over settlement and land ownership rights in...

 to a confluence with the Sheepscot River
Sheepscot River
The Sheepscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Its lower portion is a complex island estuary with connections to the Kennebec River downstream of Merrymeeting Bay.-Route:...

 between Coopers Mills and North Whitefield
Whitefield, Maine
Whitefield is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,273 at the 2000 census. Whitefield is named for the celebrated British evangelist George Whitefield, who inspired the colonists before the town was settled in 1770, mainly by Irish Catholics...

. The branch is bridged by Maine State Route 3
Maine State Route 3
State Route 3 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from Interstate 95 exit 113 in Augusta to an intersection with Route 102 in the village of Somesville in the town of Mount Desert, on Mount Desert Island...

 between Branch Pond and Weeks Mills, by Maine State Route 105
Maine State Route 105
State Route 105 is a highway in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Maine. SR-105 begins in Augusta at Cony Circle where it junctions with U.S. Route 201 and continues east approximately until it terminates at U.S. 1 in Camden. It is regarded as one of the most scenic drives in Maine....

 at Windsor and by concurrent
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 Maine State Routes 17 and 32 near Coopers Mills.
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