Snow Mountain (Franklin County, Maine)

Snow Mountain is a mountain

Mountain

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located in Franklin County

Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 30,768. Its county seat is Farmington.Franklin County was established on 9 May 1838.-Geography:...

, Maine

Maine

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, about five miles (8 km) from the Canada-United States border

Canada-United States border

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Snow Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Bag Pond Mountain, and to the southeast by Round Mountain.

The north side of Snow Mountain drains into Indian Stream, thence into Chain of Ponds, the North Branch

North Branch Dead River

The North Branch Dead River is a tributary of the Dead River in Franklin County, Maine. It is paralleled by Maine State Route 27.From the outflow of Lower Pond in Chain of Ponds , the river runs southeast to Eustis, where its confluence with the South Branch of the Dead River was drowned by the...

of the Dead River, Flagstaff Lake

Flagstaff Lake (Maine)

Flagstaff Lake is located in Somerset County and Franklin County, Maine in the United States. The North Branch Dead River and South Branch Dead River join in the lake, forming the Dead River....

, the Dead River, the Kennebec River

Kennebec River

The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...

, and into the Gulf of Maine

Gulf of Maine

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The southeast side of Snow Mountain drains into Little Alder Stream, thence into Alder Stream, and the North Branch of the Dead River.
The north side of Snow Mountain drains into Big Island Pond, thence into the Kennebago River

Kennebago River

The Kennebago River is a river in northwestern Maine. It is a tributary of Cupsuptic Lake, an arm of Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Via a chain of lakes and the Rapid River, it is part of the Androscoggin River watershed.-References:**...

, and the Androscoggin River

Androscoggin River

The Androscoggin River is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is in area...

, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay

Merrymeeting Bay

Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal bay in Sagadahoc, Lincoln, and Cumberland counties, in the U.S. state of Maine. Merrymeeting Bay's unusual geography defies common landform terms. It is not what is usually meant by the word bay. It is somewhat like an estuary except for being fresh...

, the estuary

Estuary

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of the Kennebec River.

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