South Branch Meduxnekeag River
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The South Branch Meduxnekeag River is a 15.2 miles (24.5 km) river in Aroostook County
, Maine
. From the outflow of Johnson Pond (46.0353°N 67.9210 °W) in Linneus
, the river runs about 5.8 miles (9.3 km) southeast to Cary Plantation, then north about 9.4 miles (15.1 km) to its confluence
with the Meduxnekeag River
at Carys Mills, two miles upstream from Houlton
.
Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 71,870. In land area, it is the largest county in the state and the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River. Its seat is Houlton...
, 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...
. From the outflow of Johnson Pond (46.0353°N 67.9210 °W) in Linneus
Linneus, Maine
Linneus is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 892 at the 2000 census. It is named after Carl Linnaeus.-Geography:...
, the river runs about 5.8 miles (9.3 km) southeast to Cary Plantation, then north about 9.4 miles (15.1 km) to its confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the Meduxnekeag River
Meduxnekeag River
The Meduxnekeag River is a small river in northern Maine in the United States and western New Brunswick, Canada. It is long.It rises from the outflow of Meduxnekeag Lake in New Limerick, Maine, and flows to its end in the Town of Woodstock, New Brunswick.The North and South branches rise in...
at Carys Mills, two miles upstream from Houlton
Houlton, Maine
Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the United States – Canada border, located at . As of the 2010 census, the town population was 6,123. It is perhaps best known as being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and for being the birthplace of Samantha Smith...
.