The West Branch Mattawamkeag River is a
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Mattawamkeag River
The Mattawamkeag River is a river in Maine. From the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch () in Haynesville, about west of the Canada–United States border, the river runs U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-r ...
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Maine
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6, Range 6, WELS, the river runs
[ northeast by Pleasant Lake and through Mud Lake and Rockabema Lake, then ][ south and southeast through Upper Mattawamkeag Lake and Mattawamkeag Lake to its confluence with the ]East Branch Mattawamkeag River
The East Branch Mattawamkeag River is a tributary of the Mattawamkeag River in Aroostook County, Maine. From its source () in Dudley (Maine Township 7, Range 3, WELS), the river runs U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset ...
in Haynesville, about west of the Canada–United States border.
Mattawamkeag Lake
Mattawamkeag Lake is east (downstream) of Island Falls. There is a good boat launching area on Upper Mattawamkeag Lake on the east side of U.S. Route 2
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about north of Island Falls.[ Upper Mattawamkeag Lake is at the same level as Mattawamkeag Lake, and boats can easily navigate the short thoroughfare from the south end of Upper Mattawamkeag Lake to the north end of Mattawamkeag Lake. For decades there was a dam at the south end of Mattawamkeag Lake controlling overflow to the West Branch Mattawamkeag River. Water level dropped several feet when the dam was abandoned; and the lake shoreline is rocky where wave action eroded shallow soil. The two lakes provide good habitat for ]chain pickerel
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, smallmouth bass and white perch
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See also
*List of rivers of Maine
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References
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Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Rivers of Aroostook County, Maine
Rivers of Penobscot County, Maine
Tributaries of the Penobscot River
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