Little Southwest Branch Saint John River

Little Southwest Branch Saint John River
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Somerset County, Maine
Basin
Main source	Mountain brook, Somerset County, Maine, Maine 495 46°07′34″N 70°11′37″W / 46.12611°N 70.19361°W / 46.12611; -70.19361
River mouth	Southwest Branch Saint John River 363 46°07′34″N 70°11′37″W / 46.12611°N 70.19361°W / 46.12611; -70.19361Coordinates: 46°07′34″N 70°11′37″W / 46.12611°N 70.19361°W / 46.12611; -70.19361
Alt. difference	132
Physical characteristics
Length	46.5
Features
Tributaries	Left: Black brook

The Little Southwest Branch Saint John River is a tributary of Southwest Branch Saint John River, flowing on 46.5 kilometres (28.9 mi)^[1] in Somerset County, in North Maine Woods, in Maine, in United States.

From its source (46°07′34″N 70°11′39″W / 46.1260°N 70.1941°W / 46.1260; -70.1941) in Maine Township 6, Range 19, WELS, it flows northward in a deep valley in forest area, a few miles east of the Canada–United States border to its mouth on South bank of the Southwest Branch Saint John River in T 9, R 18.

Geography

The source of the "Little Souhtwest Branch Saint John River" is located in the Big SIX region, in Township 6, Range 19 Wels, in the Somerset County, Maine, in northern Maine. The upper part of the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" proves to be the continuity towards the North of the Valley "Middle Branch Norris Brook", a tributary of Norris Brook which in turn is a tributary of the Penobscot River.

The source of the "Little Saint John West River" is located at:

0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north of the border townships T6 R19 Wels and T5 R19 Wels;
3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) east of the Canada-US border;
30.1 kilometres (18.7 mi) south of the confluence of the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River".

From its source, the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" runs on 46.5 kilometres (28.9 mi), as followed segments:

8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) north, in a valley collecting the waters of four mountain streams, up to Black Creek (coming from the West);
7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) north, passing under a bridge of a forest road and cutting the limit of Township T7 R19 Wels, up to a stream (coming from the West);
11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi) north, meandering in a plain up to limit of township T8 R19 Wels;
4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the northeast, passing under a bridge of a forest road at the end of the segment, up to limit of the township T8 R18 Wels;
10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) to the northeast, up to the limit of township R18 T9 Wels;
4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) (or 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in direct line) to the northeast, meandering in a marsh area up to the confluence of the river.

"Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" flows on the south bank of the Southwest Branch Saint John River, which forms the border between Canada (Quebec) and United States (Maine) in this area.

Toponymy

The place name "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" derives from the name of the main river designated Southwest Branch Saint John River.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011

External links

"Little Southwest Branch Saint John River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River

Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake

Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock

Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

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Little Southwest Branch Saint John River

Geography

Toponymy

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