Baker Branch Saint John River
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The Baker Branch Saint John River is a 48 miles (77.2 km) river in Maine
. The Baker Stream originates in Upper First Saint John Pond (46.03045°N 69.98235 °W) northeast of Truesdale Mountain in the northwest corner of Maine Township 4, Range 17, WELS. The stream flows sequentially through Lower First Saint John Pond, Second Saint John Pond, and Third Saint John Pond before entering T.5 R.17, WELS, to flow into Fourth Saint John Pond. The outflow of 4th St. John Pond (46.0668°N 69.9071 °W), now the Baker Branch, flows into Fifth Saint John Pond on the boundary with T.6 R.17, WELS. In 1939, Fifth Saint John Pond was impounded in T.6 R.17 to form a diversion into the North Branch Penobscot River
, but most flow follows the original channel north to Baker Lake at the confluence with Sweeney Brook in T.7 R.17, WELS. Turner Brook and Brailey Brook are tributary to the branch in T.8 R.17, WELS, before the Baker Branch's confluence
with the Southwest Branch Saint John River
in T.9 R.17, WELS.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. The Baker Stream originates in Upper First Saint John Pond (46.03045°N 69.98235 °W) northeast of Truesdale Mountain in the northwest corner of Maine Township 4, Range 17, WELS. The stream flows sequentially through Lower First Saint John Pond, Second Saint John Pond, and Third Saint John Pond before entering T.5 R.17, WELS, to flow into Fourth Saint John Pond. The outflow of 4th St. John Pond (46.0668°N 69.9071 °W), now the Baker Branch, flows into Fifth Saint John Pond on the boundary with T.6 R.17, WELS. In 1939, Fifth Saint John Pond was impounded in T.6 R.17 to form a diversion into the North Branch Penobscot River
North Branch Penobscot River
The North Branch Penobscot River is a river in Somerset County, Maine. From its source at the outlet of Little Bog about east of the Canada – United States border in Maine Township 6, Range 17, WELS, the river runs southwest and southeast to its drowned confluence with the South Branch...
, but most flow follows the original channel north to Baker Lake at the confluence with Sweeney Brook in T.7 R.17, WELS. Turner Brook and Brailey Brook are tributary to the branch in T.8 R.17, WELS, before the Baker Branch's confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the Southwest Branch Saint John River
Southwest Branch Saint John River
The Southwest Branch Saint John River is a river in Maine and Quebec. The branch originates in Little Saint John Lake on the international boundary between Saint-Zacharie, Quebec and Maine Township 5, Range 20, WELS...
in T.9 R.17, WELS.