East Branch Cupsuptic River
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The East Branch Cupsuptic River is a short tributary
of the Cupsuptic River
in Maine
. It flows about 4 miles (6 km) from its source (45.1600°N 70.8312 °W) in a cirque
between Snow Mountain
and Twin Mountains, to its mouth on the Cupsuptic.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Cupsuptic River
Cupsuptic River
The Cupsuptic River is a river in Maine. It flows from its source near the Canada – United States border to Cupsuptic Lake, the northern arm of Mooselookmeguntic Lake, which drains via other lakes into the Androscoggin River...
in Maine
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...
. It flows about 4 miles (6 km) from its source (45.1600°N 70.8312 °W) in a cirque
Cirque
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between Snow Mountain
Snow Mountain (Oxford County, Maine)
Snow Mountain is a mountain located in Oxford County, Maine, about four miles south of the Canada–United States border with Québec.The mountain is sometimes called "Cupsuptic Snow", to distinguish it from another "Snow Mountain" about ten miles to the northeast.Snow Mountain is flanked to the...
and Twin Mountains, to its mouth on the Cupsuptic.