Middle Branch Little Magalloway River
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The Middle Branch of the Little Magalloway River is a 4.6 miles (7.4 km) river
in northern New Hampshire
and northwestern Maine
in the United States
. It is a tributary of the West Branch
of the Little Magalloway
, located in the Androscoggin River
watershed
of Maine
and New Hampshire.
The river rises in Pittsburg, New Hampshire
, south of Prospect Mountain (2,714 feet above sea level), and flows east into Maine. The river joins the West Branch of the Little Magalloway .7 miles upstream of the West Branch's juncture with the Little Magalloway, itself only .3 miles above the river's inlet in Aziscohos Lake.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in northern New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
and northwestern 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...
in the United States
United States
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. It is a tributary of the West Branch
West Branch Little Magalloway River
The West Branch of the Little Magalloway River is a river in northern New Hampshire and northwestern Maine in the United States. It is a tributary of the Little Magalloway River, located in the Androscoggin River watershed of Maine and New Hampshire....
of the Little Magalloway
Little Magalloway River
The Little Magalloway River is a river in northwestern Maine in the United States. It is a tributary of the Magalloway River, located in the Androscoggin River watershed of Maine and New Hampshire....
, located in the Androscoggin River
Androscoggin River
The Androscoggin River is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is in area...
watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 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...
and New Hampshire.
The river rises in Pittsburg, New Hampshire
Pittsburg, New Hampshire
Pittsburg is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 869 at the 2010 census. It is the northernmost town in New Hampshire and the largest town by area in the state - and in New England as well - more than twice the size of the next largest town, Lincoln. U.S...
, south of Prospect Mountain (2,714 feet above sea level), and flows east into Maine. The river joins the West Branch of the Little Magalloway .7 miles upstream of the West Branch's juncture with the Little Magalloway, itself only .3 miles above the river's inlet in Aziscohos Lake.