- North Branch Birch River
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North Branch Birch River Origin Maine Mouth Birch River Basin countries United States Length about 9 miles (14 km) Mouth elevation 670 feet (200 m) The North Branch Birch River is a 9.6-mile-long (15.4 km)[1] river in Aroostook County, Maine, in the United States. From the outlet of a small pond (47°04′31″N 68°47′52″W / 47.0753°N 68.7977°W) in Maine Township 16, Range 8, WELS, it runs about 6 miles (10 km) east and about 3 miles (5 km) south to its confluence with the South Branch in the town of Eagle Lake to form the Birch River. It is part of the Fish River watershed, draining north to the St. John River and ultimately southeast to the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
- "North Branch Birch River". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:572260. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Coordinates: 47°01′58″N 68°40′44″W / 47.0328°N 68.6790°W
Categories:- Tributaries of the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
- Rivers of Aroostook County, Maine
- Maine geography stubs
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