North Branch Penobscot River
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The North Branch Penobscot River is a river in Somerset County
, Maine
. From its source at the outlet of Little Bog (46.1563°N 69.9557 °W) about 10 miles (16 km) east of the Canada – United States border in Maine Township 6, Range 17, WELS, the river runs 27.8 miles (44.7 km) southwest and southeast to its drowned confluence
with the South Branch
of the Penobscot River
in Seboomook Lake in Pittston Academy Grant (T.2 R.4 NBKP).
In 1939, the Great Northern Paper Company impounded Fifth St. John Pond in T.6 R.17 and dug a 2 miles (3.2 km) canal from the pond allowing the diversion of water from the Saint John River's Baker Branch
into the Penobscot's North Branch, to sluice wood to the company mill at Millinocket
. Yellow perch
also used the canal to spread into the upper Penobscot River drainage.
Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 52,228. Its county seat is Skowhegan.-History:...
, 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...
. From its source at the outlet of Little Bog (46.1563°N 69.9557 °W) about 10 miles (16 km) east of the Canada – United States border in Maine Township 6, Range 17, WELS, the river runs 27.8 miles (44.7 km) southwest and southeast to its drowned 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 South Branch
South Branch Penobscot River
The South Branch Penobscot River is a river in Somerset County, Maine. Its source, an unnamed lake, the north end of which at is about from the Canada – United States border in Sandy Bay...
of the Penobscot River
Penobscot River
The Penobscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch and South Branch increases the Penobscot's length to , making it the second longest river system in Maine and the longest entirely in the state. Its drainage basin contains .It arises from four branches...
in Seboomook Lake in Pittston Academy Grant (T.2 R.4 NBKP).
In 1939, the Great Northern Paper Company impounded Fifth St. John Pond in T.6 R.17 and dug a 2 miles (3.2 km) canal from the pond allowing the diversion of water from the Saint John River's Baker Branch
Baker Branch Saint John River
The Baker Branch Saint John River is a river in Maine. The Baker Stream originates in Upper First Saint John Pond northeast of Truesdale Mountain in the northwest corner of Maine Township 4, Range 17, WELS...
into the Penobscot's North Branch, to sluice wood to the company mill at Millinocket
Millinocket, Maine
Millinocket is a former mill town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,203 at the 2000 census. Millinocket is both a forest products and recreational area.-History:...
. Yellow perch
Yellow perch
The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...
also used the canal to spread into the upper Penobscot River drainage.