West Branch Nezinscot River

West Branch Nezinscot River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Maine
River mouth Nezinscot River
305 feet (90 m)

The West Branch Nezinscot River is an 18.7-mile-long (30.1 km)[1] river in Maine. It flows from Shagg Pond in Woodstock (44°25′12″N 70°31′48″W / 44.4200°N 70.5301°W / 44.4200; -70.5301 (West Branch Nezinscot River source)) to its confluence with the East Branch in Buckfield. The resulting river, the Nezinscot, flows east to the Androscoggin River, which in turn flows southeast to the Kennebec River near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
  • "West Branch Nezinscot River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  • Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
  • Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Coordinates: 44°17′16″N 70°21′18″W / 44.2879°N 70.3550°W / 44.2879; -70.3550


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