Baker Branch Saint John River
| Baker Branch Saint John River | |
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International Paper Company Bridge at Baker Lake
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| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Maine |
| River mouth |
SW Branch Saint John River 1,100 feet (340 m) 46°28′28″N 69°54′11″W / 46.4744°N 69.9030°WCoordinates: 46°28′28″N 69°54′11″W / 46.4744°N 69.9030°W |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | SW Branch – Saint John River |
| Baker Lake | |
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| Location | Somerset County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 46°16′N 69°55′W / 46.267°N 69.917°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Max. width | 1,300 yd (1.2 km) |
| Surface area | 1,255 acres (508 ha) |
| Max. depth | 33 feet (10 m) |
| Water volume | 13,929 acre⋅ft (17,181,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
The Baker Branch Saint John River is a 48.0-mile-long (77.2 km) river. This river is a tributary of the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), flowing in the Maine North Woods, in Maine, in the Northeastern United States.
The Baker Stream originates in Upper First Saint John Pond (46°01′50″N 69°58′56″W / 46.03045°N 69.98235°W) northeast of Truesdale Mountain in the northwest corner of Maine Township 4, Range 17, WELS. The stream flows sequentially through Lower First Saint John Pond, Second Saint John Pond, and Third Saint John Pond before entering T.5 R.17, WELS, to flow into Fourth Saint John Pond. The outflow of 4th St. John Pond (46°04′00″N 69°54′26″W / 46.0668°N 69.9071°W), now the Baker Branch, flows into Fifth Saint John Pond on the boundary with T.6 R.17, WELS. In 1939, Fifth Saint John Pond was impounded in T.6 R.17 to form a diversion into the North Branch Penobscot River, but most flow follows the original channel north to Baker Lake at the confluence with Sweeney Brook in T.7 R.17, WELS. Turner Brook and Brailey Brook are tributary to the branch in T.8 R.17, WELS, before the Baker Branch's confluence with the Southwest Branch Saint John River in T.9 R.17, WELS.
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