South Branch Moose River | |
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Country | United States |
Basin features | |
Main source |
Maine 2,700 feet (820 m) |
River mouth |
Moose River 1,400 feet (430 m) 45°31′33″N 70°35′23″W / 45.5257°N 70.5896°WCoordinates: 45°31′33″N 70°35′23″W / 45.5257°N 70.5896°W |
Progression | Moose River – Moosehead Lake – Kennebec River |
Tributaries |
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Physical characteristics | |
Length | 11 miles (18 km) |
The South Branch Moose River is a tributary of the Moose River in Franklin County, Maine. Its source (45°26′21″N 70°36′14″W / 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 11.0 miles (17.7 km) to its confluence with the main stream of the Moose River in Lowelltown (T1, R8, WBKP).