East Branch Pleasant River (Pleasant River tributary)
The East Branch Pleasant River is a 6.2-mile-long (10.0 km)[1] tributary of the Pleasant River in the U.S. state of Maine. The Pleasant River is a tributary of the Androscoggin River, which flows southeast to the tidal Kennebec River and the Atlantic Ocean.
Not to be confused with East Branch Pleasant River (Piscataquis River tributary).
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| Country | United States |
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| • location | Maine |
The East Branch rises in the White Mountain National Forest on the north slopes of a high ridge connecting Miles Notch and Farwell Mountain. The stream flows northeast, then north, into the town limits of Bethel, where it joins the West Branch to form the Pleasant River.
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed June 30, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Pleasant River
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
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