| West Branch Moose River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maine |
| • elevation | 3,100 feet (940 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | South Branch Moose River |
• coordinates | 45°27′32″N70°33′42″W / 45.4588°N 70.5618°W /45.4588; -70.5618 (West Branch Moose River) |
• elevation | 1,930 feet (590 m) |
| Length | 6 miles (10 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Branch Moose River –Moose River –Moosehead Lake –Kennebec River |
TheWest Branch Moose River is a shorttributary of theSouth Branch Moose River inFranklin County,Maine. Its source (45°25′58″N70°37′46″W / 45.4328°N 70.6294°W /45.4328; -70.6294 (West Branch Moose River source)) is on Caribou Mountain inMerrill Strip (MaineTownship 2, Range 7, WBKP), about 2,000 feet (600 m) from theCanada–United States border, which runs along theheight of land between thewatersheds of theKennebec River in Maine and theChaudière River inQuebec. From there, the river runs 5.9 miles (9.5 km)[1] northeast to its confluence with theMoose River's South Branch inSkinner (T1, R7, WBKP).
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