Little Southwest Branch Saint John River
Location
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Somerset County, Maine
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mountain brook,Somerset County, Maine,Maine
• coordinates	46°07′34″N70°11′37″W / 46.12611°N 70.19361°W /46.12611; -70.19361
• elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)
Mouth
• location	Southwest Branch Saint John River
• coordinates	46°07′34″N70°11′37″W / 46.12611°N 70.19361°W /46.12611; -70.19361
• elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Length	46.5 km (28.9 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Black brook

TheLittle Southwest Branch Saint John River is a tributary ofSouthwest Branch Saint John River, flowing on 46.5 kilometres (28.9 mi)^[1] inSomerset County, inNorth Maine Woods, inMaine, inUnited States.

From its source (46°07′34″N70°11′39″W / 46.1260°N 70.1941°W /46.1260; -70.1941 (Little Southwest Branch Saint John River source)) in Maine Township 6, Range 19, WELS, it flows northward in a deep valley in forest area, a few miles east of theCanada–United States border to its mouth on South bank of theSouthwest Branch Saint John River in T 9, R 18.

The source of the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" is located in the Big SIX region, in Township 6, Range 19 Wels, in theSomerset County, Maine, in northernMaine. The upper part of the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" proves to be the continuity towards the North of the Valley "Middle Branch Norris Brook", a tributary of Norris Brook which in turn is a tributary of thePenobscot River.

The source of the "Little Saint John West River" is located at:

• 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north of the border townships T6 R19 Wels and T5 R19 Wels;
• 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) east of the Canada-US border;
• 30.1 kilometres (18.7 mi) south of the confluence of the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River".

From its source, the "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" runs on 46.5 kilometres (28.9 mi), in these segments:

• 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) north, in a valley collecting the waters of four mountain streams, up to Black Creek (coming from the West);
• 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) north, passing under a bridge of a forest road and cutting the limit of Township T7 R19 Wels, up to a stream (coming from the West);
• 11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi) north, meandering in a plain up to limit of township T8 R19 Wels;
• 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the northeast, passing under a bridge of a forest road at the end of the segment, up to limit of the township T8 R18 Wels;
• 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) to the northeast, up to the limit of township R18 T9 Wels;
• 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) (or 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in direct line) to the northeast, meandering in a marsh area up to the confluence of the river.

"Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" flows on the south bank of theSouthwest Branch Saint John River, which forms the border betweenCanada (Quebec) and United States (Maine) in this area.

The place name "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River" derives from the name of the main river designatedSouthwest Branch Saint John River.

Media related toCategory:Little Saint John South-West River at Wikimedia Commons

• Somerset County, Maine
• Southwest Branch Saint John River, river ofQuebec andMaine
• List of rivers of Maine

• "Little Southwest Branch Saint John River".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved2009-10-15.
• Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
• Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

• Rivers of Somerset County, Maine
• Tributaries of the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
• North Maine Woods
• Rivers of Maine

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