West Branch Mattawamkeag River
| West Branch Mattawamkeag River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Maine |
| Mouth | Mattawamkeag River Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Progression | Mattawamkeag River – Penobscot River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | 53 miles (85 km) |
| Source elevation | 890 feet (270 m) |
| Mouth elevation | 365 feet (111 m) |
The West Branch Mattawamkeag River is a 52.6-mile-long (84.7 km)[1] tributary of the Mattawamkeag River in Maine. From its source (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) in Maine Township 6, Range 6, WELS, the river runs 10 miles (16 km)[1] northeast by Pleasant Lake and through Mud Lake and Rockabema Lake, then 42 miles (68 km)[1] south and southeast through Upper Mattawamkeag Lake and Mattawamkeag Lake to its confluence with the East Branch Mattawamkeag River in Haynesville, about 10 miles (16 km) west of the Canada–United States border.
Mattawamkeag Lake
| Mattawamkeag Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[2] |
| Primary inflows | Upper Mattawamkeag Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3.5 mi (5.6 km)[3] |
| Max. width | 2 mi (3.2 km)[3] |
| Surface area | 3,323 acres (1,345 ha)[4] |
| Max. depth | 47 feet (14 m)[5] |
| Water volume | 7,662 acre·ft (9,451,000 m3)[4] |
| Surface elevation | 430 ft (130 m)[2] |
Mattawamkeag Lake is 4 miles (6.4 km) east (downstream) of Island Falls. There is a good boat launching area on Upper Mattawamkeag Lake on the east side of U.S. Route 2 about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Island Falls.[3] Upper Mattawamkeag Lake is at the same level as Mattawamkeag Lake, and boats can easily navigate the short thoroughfare from the south end of Upper Mattawamkeag Lake to the north end of Mattawamkeag Lake. For decades there was a dam at the south end of Mattawamkeag Lake controlling overflow to the West Branch Mattawamkeag River. Water level dropped several feet when the dam was abandoned; and the lake shoreline is rocky where wave action eroded shallow soil. The two lakes provide good habitat for chain pickerel, smallmouth bass and white perch.[5]
See also
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mattawamkeag Lake
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
