East Branch Penobscot River
| East Branch Penobscot River | |
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| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | 75 miles (121 km) |
| Mouth elevation | 240 feet (70 m) |
The East Branch Penobscot River is a 75.3-mile-long (121.2 km)[1] tributary of Maine's Penobscot River. It flows in Piscataquis County and Penobscot County.
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Course
From its source (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) in Maine Township 7, Range 11, WELS, in Piscataquis County, the river runs 17 miles (27 km)[1] southeast through the North Maine Woods to Grand Lake Matagamon reservoir, in the northeast corner of Baxter State Park. From Grand Lake Dam, the river runs 48 miles (77 km)[1] south to its confluence with the West Branch Penobscot River in Medway, Penobscot County.
Matagamon Lake
| Grand Lake Matagamon | |
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| Max. length | 8 mi (13 km)[2] |
| Surface area | 4,868 acres (1,970 ha)[3] |
| Max. depth | 95 feet (29 m)[4] |
| Water volume | 80,878 acre·ft (99,762,000 m3)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 653 ft (199 m)[5] |
Grand Lake Matagamon or Matagamon Lake is a reservoir on the East Branch, impounded by Grand Lake Dam. The dam was built at the outlet of First Lake, and flooded vast expanses of low-lying land extending upstream to include Second Lake.
The shallow water habitat created by the dam is more suitable for yellow perch, fallfish, and longnose sucker rather than for trout.[4]
See also
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Lake Matagamon
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- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
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- Tributaries of the Penobscot River
- Rivers and streams of Penobscot County, Maine
- Rivers and streams of Piscataquis County, Maine
- North Maine Woods
- Rivers and streams of Maine
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