Piscataquis River
Piscataquis River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Maine |
• elevation | 590 feet (180 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Penobscot River |
• coordinates | 45°14′20″N 68°39′22″W / 45.239°N 68.656°W / 45.239; -68.656 (Piscataquis River) |
• elevation | 130 feet (40 m) |
Length | about 62 miles (100 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | East Branch Piscataquis River, Sebec River, Pleasant River |
• right | West Branch Piscataquis River |
The Piscataquis River (/pɪˈskætəkwɪs/) is a major tributary of the Penobscot River, found in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. It starts from the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch (45°16′54″N 69°35′24″W / 45.2817°N 69.5901°W / 45.2817; -69.5901 (Piscataquis River source)) in Blanchard. The river flows in a mostly eastern direction until it meets the Penobscot at Howland. It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) in length.[1]
The United States government maintains three river flow gauges on the Piscataquis river. The first is at Blanchard (45°16′02″N 69°35′03″W / 45.26722°N 69.58417°W / 45.26722; -69.58417 (Blanchard river gauge)) where the rivershed is 118 square miles (306 km2). Flow here has ranged from 7,550 to 4.8 cubic feet per second (213.79 to 0.14 m3/s). The second is near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (45°10′31″N 69°18′55″W / 45.17528°N 69.31528°W / 45.17528; -69.31528 (Dover-Foxcroft river gauge)) where the rivershed is 298 square miles (772 km2). Flow here has ranged from 37,300 to 5 cubic feet (1,056.22 to 0.14 m3) per second. The third is in Medford, Maine (45°15′40″N 68°52′07″W / 45.26111°N 68.86861°W / 45.26111; -68.86861 (Medford river gauge)) where the rivershed is 1,162 square miles (3,010 km2). Flow here has ranged from 60,100 to 66 cubic feet (1,701.8 to 1.9 m3) per second.[2]
The Appalachian Trail runs along the West Branch of the Piscataquis, crossing the East Branch just upstream from their joining. The river is impounded by the Howland Dam at its confluence with the Penobscot River.[3]
External links
- "Piscataquis River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- Real-time flow data for the Blanchard, Dover-Foxcroft, or Medford flow gages.
- River elevation tables
- National Weather Service forecast of river levels and flow.
References
- ^ "Piscataquis River".
- ^ G.J. Stewart; J.P. Nielsen; J.M. Caldwell; A.R. Cloutier (2002). "Water Resources Data - Maine, Water Year 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-18. Retrieved 2006-05-07.
- ^ "Howland Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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- Dead River
- East Branch Mattawamkeag River
- East Branch Penobscot River
- East Branch Piscataquis River
- East Branch Pleasant River
- Kenduskeag Stream
- Little Seboeis River
- Mattawamkeag River
- Middle Branch Pleasant River
- Molunkus Stream
- Narramissic River
- North Branch Marsh River
- North Branch Penobscot River
- Orland River
- Passadumkeag River
- Piscataquis River
- Pleasant River
- Sebec River
- Seboeis River
- South Branch Marsh River
- South Branch Penobscot River
- Stillwater River
- West Branch Mattawamkeag River
- West Branch Penobscot River
- West Branch Piscataquis River
- West Branch Pleasant River
- Allagash Lake
- Canada Falls Lake
- Caucomgomoc Lake
- Chamberlain Lake
- Chesuncook Lake
- Cold Stream Pond
- Debsconeag Lakes
- Grand Lake Seboeis
- Jo-Mary Lakes
- Lobster Lake
- Lower Wilson Pond
- Matagamon Lake
- Mattawamkeag Lake
- Millinocket Lake
- Nahmakanta Lake
- Nicatous Lake
- Lake Onawa
- Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes
- Pleasant Lake
- Pushaw Lake
- Ragged Lake
- Rainbow Lake
- Schoodic Lake
- Sebec Lake
- Seboeis Lake
- Seboomook Lake
- South Twin Lake
- Telos Lake
- Toddy Pond
- Upper Wilson Pond
- Abbot
- Bangor
- Bradley
- Brewer
- Brooks
- Brownville
- Bucksport
- Burlington
- Carmel
- Charleston
- Danforth
- Dover-Foxcroft
- East Millinocket
- Eddington
- Enfield
- Frankfort
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- Hermon
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- Hudson
- Island Falls
- Kenduskeag
- Kingman
- Lee
- Levant
- Lincoln
- Macwahoc
- Mattawamkeag
- Medway
- Milford
- Millinocket
- Milo
- Monson
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- Orland
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- Patten
- Prospect
- Sangerville
- Sherman
- Smyrna
- Springfield
- Veazie
- Verona
- Winn
- Winterport
- Wytopitlock
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
- Baxter State Park
- Fort Knox
- Gero Island
- Great Northern Paper Company
- Great Works Dam
- Hundred-Mile Wilderness
- Katahdin Iron Works
- Maine Central Railroad
- Monson Railroad
- Mount Katahdin
- North Maine Woods
- Orono Dam
- Peaks-Kenny State Park
- Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
- Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
- Ripogenus Gorge
- Stillwater Dam
- University of Maine
- Veazie Dam
- Waldo–Hancock Bridge
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