South Branch Moose River (Maine)
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The South Branch Moose River is a tributary
of the Moose River
in Franklin County
, Maine
. Its source (45.4393°N 70.6039 °W) on Caribou Mountain is about 1.5 miles (2 km) from the Canada – United States border, in Skinner (Maine Township 1, Range 7, WBKP). From there, the river winds generally north for 11 miles (17.7 km) to its confluence with the main stream of the Moose River in Lowelltown (T1, R8, WBKP).
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Moose River
Moose River (Maine)
The Moose River is an river in Maine. Its source is in Beattie , on the Canada – United States border, which runs along the height of land between the watersheds of the Kennebec River in Maine and the Chaudière River in Quebec...
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
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...
. Its source (45.4393°N 70.6039 °W) on Caribou Mountain is about 1.5 miles (2 km) from the Canada – United States border, in Skinner (Maine Township 1, Range 7, WBKP). From there, the river winds generally north for 11 miles (17.7 km) to its confluence with the main stream of the Moose River in Lowelltown (T1, R8, WBKP).