Southwest Branch Saint John River
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The Southwest Branch Saint John River is a 62 miles (99.8 km) river in Maine
and Quebec
. The branch originates in Little Saint John Lake (46.1050°N 70.2524 °W) on the international boundary between Saint-Zacharie, Quebec
and Maine Township 5, Range 20, WELS. The branch forms the Canada – United States border as it flows northeasterly to a confluence
with the Little Southwest Branch Saint John River
in Maine Township 9, Range 18, WELS. The Southwest Branch flows briefly into Quebec (46.4162°N 70.0567 °W) and then through Maine to its confluence with the Baker Branch Saint John River
in Maine Township 9, Range 17, WELS. The Southwest Branch finally joins with the Northwest Branch
to form the Saint John River.
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 Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. The branch originates in Little Saint John Lake (46.1050°N 70.2524 °W) on the international boundary between Saint-Zacharie, Quebec
Saint-Zacharie, Quebec
Saint-Zacharie is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,913 as of 2009. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the township municipality and the village municipality of...
and Maine Township 5, Range 20, WELS. The branch forms the Canada – United States border as it flows northeasterly to a 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 Little Southwest Branch Saint John River
Little Southwest Branch Saint John River
The Little Southwest Branch Saint John River is a river in Somerset County, Maine. From its source in Maine Township 6, Range 19, WELS, it flows northward a few miles east of the Canada – United States border to its mouth on the Southwest Branch Saint John River in T 9,...
in Maine Township 9, Range 18, WELS. The Southwest Branch flows briefly into Quebec (46.4162°N 70.0567 °W) and then through Maine to its confluence with the Baker Branch Saint John River
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...
in Maine Township 9, Range 17, WELS. The Southwest Branch finally joins with the Northwest Branch
Northwest Branch Saint John River
The Northwest Branch Saint John River is a river primarily in Aroostook County, Maine. Its origin is Lac Frontière in Quebec, Canada. After crossing the Canada – United States border, the Northwest Branch runs south close to the border until it picks up its tributary, the Daaquam River,...
to form the Saint John River.