East Branch Mattawamkeag River Explained

East Branch Mattawamkeag River
Mouth Location:Mattawamkeag River
Mouth Coordinates:45.8338°N -67.9908°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Pushpin Map:Maine
Subdivision Name1:United States

The East Branch Mattawamkeag River is a tributary of the Mattawamkeag River in Aroostook County, Maine. From its source (46.2307°N -68.148°W) in Dudley (Maine Township 7, Range 3, WELS), the river runs [1] south and southeast to its confluence with the West Branch Mattawamkeag River in Haynesville, about west of the Canada–United States border.

Pleasant Lake

Pleasant Lake
Coords:46.0167°N -78°W
Pushpin Map:Maine
Basin Countries:United States
Length:4miles[2]
Width:1miles
Area:[3]
Max-Depth:63feet[4]
Volume:57966acre.ft
Elevation:535feet

Pleasant Lake is the largest lake in the East Branch watershed. The lake extends from the northeast corner of Island Falls into the northwest corner of Maine township 4, range 3. The western edge of the lake overflows 500yd into the East Branch 5miles downstream of Oakfield.[2] The lake supports populations of smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt, and is stocked with brook trout and land-locked Atlantic salmon. There is an unimproved boat launch area at the western end of the lake.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
  2. Book: The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer . DeLorme Mapping Company . Thirteenth . 1988 . Freeport, Maine . 52 . 0-89933-035-5.
  3. Web site: Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information . 31 July 2008 . Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife . 2005-08-04 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20060903111335/http://www.pearl.maine.edu/Browseglobal.asp?PNI=LAKES_STREAMS&NoOfInputs=0&mode=DATA&TABLENAME=ADMIN_GMC03&action=DISPLAYFIELDS . 2006-09-03 . dead .
  4. Web site: Pleasant Pond . Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife . State of Maine . 15 May 2016 .