West Branch Pleasant River (Piscataquis River tributary) explained

West Branch Pleasant River
Mouth Coordinates:	45.3654°N -69.0533°W
Subdivision Type1:	Country

The West Branch Pleasant River is a 36.1adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of the Piscataquis River in Piscataquis County, Maine. From a location north of Fourth West Branch Pond (45.609°N -69.269°W) in Shawtown (Township A, Range 12, WELS), the river runs about counterclockwise around the White Cap Mountain massif, then about southeast to its confluence with the East Branch of the Pleasant River in Brownville.

The Appalachian Trail crosses the West Branch (45.479°N -69.2887°W) at The Hermitage Preserve in Bowdoin College Grant East (T.7 R.10 NWP). The Hermitage contains a roughly 35acres grove — one of the few stands of old-growth Eastern White Pine remaining in New England. Just upstream from The Hermitage is Gulf Hagas (45.486°N -69.326°W), a 2.5adj=midNaNadj=mid water-formed canyon. The river falls 500feet in the canyon, including multiple waterfalls. Gulf Hagas and The Hermitage are among the 14 National Natural Landmarks in Maine, designated in 1968 and 1979 respectively.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of rivers of Maine
• Katahdin Iron Works

References

• 578082 . West Branch Pleasant River . 30 September 1980 . 2010-06-04 .
• Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
• Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
2. Web site: Gulf Hagas . National Natural Landmarks . . 2010-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528151714/http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/Registry/USA_Map/States/Maine/nnl/gh/index.cfm . 2010-05-28 .
3. Web site: The Hermitage . National Natural Landmarks . NPS . 2010-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100708221238/http://www.nature.nps.gov:80/nnl/registry/usa_map/states/maine/nnl/th/index.cfm . 2010-07-08.