North Branch Meduxnekeag River
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The North Branch Meduxnekeag River is a river in Aroostook County
Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 71,870. In land area, it is the largest county in the state and the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River. Its seat is Houlton...

, Maine
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...

 and Carleton County
Carleton County, New Brunswick
Carleton County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.The county is located in western New Brunswick, it borders on the west, the State of Maine; on the south, York County; on the north, Victoria County and is bisected by the Saint John River. Potato farming is a major industry...

, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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From the outlet of a small pond (46.3610°N 68.0549 °W) in Maine Township 8, Range 3, WELS, the river runs about 20 mile northeast, south, and east to the Canada – United States border, crossing into Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 at 46.2778°N 67.7821 °W.
It runs about 4 miles (6 km) southeast to its 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 Meduxnekeag River
Meduxnekeag River
The Meduxnekeag River is a small river in northern Maine in the United States and western New Brunswick, Canada. It is long.It rises from the outflow of Meduxnekeag Lake in New Limerick, Maine, and flows to its end in the Town of Woodstock, New Brunswick.The North and South branches rise in...

 in Wakefield, NB
Wakefield, New Brunswick
Wakefield is a parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.Wakefield is located on Route 103 between Somerville, Richmond, Woodstock, Brighton, Simonds, Wilmot, Lakeville, Hartland, and Maine. The Hartland Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the world, is located in nearby Hartland on the Saint John...

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