- Piscataquis River
Infobox River
river_name = Piscataquis River
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origin =
mouth = Penobscot River
basin_countries = US
length = convert|62|mi|km
elevation =
mouth_elevation = convert|180|ft|m
discharge =
watershed =The Piscataquis River is found in
Piscataquis County, Maine , United States, and starts from various branches in the region. The river flows in a mostly eastern direction until it meets thePenobscot River at Howland, when it turns South. It is approximately convert|65|mi|km in length. [cite web | title=Piscataquis River | url=http://newenglandtowns.org/maine/piscataquis-river]The United States government maintains three river flow gauges on the Piscataquis river. The first is at
Blanchard, Maine (coord|45|16|02|N|69|35|03|W|) where the rivershed is convert|118|sqmi|km2|0. Flow here has ranged from 7,550 to 4.8cubic feet per second. The second is nearDover-Foxcroft, Maine (coord|45|10|31|N|69|18|55|W|) where the rivershed is convert|298|sqmi|km2|0. Flow here has ranged from 37,300 to convert|5|cuft|m3 per second. The third is inMedford, Maine (coord|45|15|40|N|68|52|07|W|) where the rivershed is convert|1162|sqmi|km2. Flow here has ranged from 60,100 to convert|66|cuft|m3 per second. [cite web | author=G.J. Stewart, J.P. Nielsen, J.M. Caldwell, A.R. Cloutier | year=2002| title=Water Resources Data - Maine, Water Year 2001 | format=PDF | work=Water Resources Data - Maine, Water Year 2001 | url=http://me.water.usgs.gov/Maine01adr.pdf | accessdate=2006-05-07]External links
* Real-time flow data for the [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=01031300 Blanchard] , [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=01031500 Dover-Foxcroft] , or [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=0103400 Medford] flow gages.
* [http://www.cohp.org/records/relief/Helman_counties.html River elevation tables]
*National Weather Service [http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=car forecast] of river levels and flow.References
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