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East Branch Pockwock Stream

Location
Country	United States
States	Maine
Region	North Maine Woods
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Mountain stream, Township T17 R13 WELS, Aroostook County, North Maine Woods, Maine, United States
• coordinates	47°10′23″N 69°22′58″W / 47.17306°N 69.38278°W / 47.17306; -69.38278
• elevation	363 metres (1,191 ft)

Mouth
• location	Pocwock River, Township T16 R13 WELS, Aroostook County, North Maine Woods, Maine, United States
• coordinates	47°05′11″N 69°21′06″W / 47.08639°N 69.35167°W / 47.08639; -69.35167
• elevation	223 metres (732 ft)
Length	16.1 km (10.0 mi)

The East Branch Pockwock Stream (French: Branche Est de la rivière Pocwock) is a tributary of the Pocwock River, flowing in Townships T17 R13 Wels and T16 R13 Wels, in the Aroostook County, in North Maine Woods, in Maine, the United States.

Its course runs entirely in forested region in an isolated valley surrounded by mountains.

The "Eastern Branch of the Pockwock river" empties on the East bank of the Pocwock River which flows Southeast up to a river bend of Saint John River. The latest flows to the East, then Southeast through all the New Brunswick and pours on the North bank of the Bay of Fundy which opens to the Southwest on the Atlantic Ocean.

The river side of "East Branch of Pocwock stream" is accessible by some forest roads.

Geography

The course of the "Eastern Branch of the river Pocwock" begins at the feet of a mountain (East side) in Notre Dame Mountains, Township T17 R13 WELS, in the North Maine Woods, in the Maine. This source is located at:

8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) Southeast of the border between Quebec and Maine;
10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) Southeast of Eastern Lake (Kamouraska);
9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) Northwest from the confluence of the "East Branch of the Pocwock River";
7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) West of the top of the "Rocky Mountain" (top level at 602 metres (1,975 ft)).

From the source located at the foot of a mountain, the "Eastern Branch of the Pockwock river" flowing over 16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi) as follows:

1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the Northeast on the Maine up to a stream (from the Northeast);
12.0 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the South in a small timber plain up to a stream (from the North);
2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) to the South in a small timber plain up to the confluence of the river.

The "Eastern Branch of the Pocwock River" flows on the East bank of the Pocwock River, Township T17 R14 Wels, in the Aroostook County. This confluence is located:

14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) to the Southeast of the Canada-US border;
4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) Northwest from the confluence of the Pocwock River.

Toponymy

The term "Pocwock" is associated with the Pocwock River and West Branch Pocwock Stream.

References

Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted on Internet), Ministry Canada's Natural Resources

Bibliography

"East Branch of Pocwock River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 30, 1980. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

External links

(in English) Maine Streamflow USGS data
(in English) Maine Watershed data from the Environmental Protection Agency

Rivers of Maine by drainage system

Bay of Fundy

Passamaquoddy Bay

Saint John River Watershed

Casco Bay

Fore River Watershed	Fore River Long Creek Stroudwater River South Branch Stroudwater River
Presumpscot River Watershed	Bear River Chute River Crooked River East Branch Piscataqua River Little River Muddy River North Branch Little River Northwest River Piscataqua River Pleasant River Presumpscot River Songo River Sticky River Tenny River
Others	Cousins River Harraseeket River Little River New Meadows River Royal River

Gulf of Maine

Blue Hill Bay (Union River Watershed)	Bog River East Branch Union River Little Bog River Middle Branch Union River Union River West Branch Union River
Chandler Bay	Sandy River
Dennys Bay	Dennys River Hardscrabble River Orange River
Englishman Bay	Chandler River East Branch Chandler River Englishman River
Frenchman Bay	Jordan Stream Skillings River
Harrington Bay	Harrington River Mill River
Little River Watershed	Little River (Drakes Island) Merriland River
Machias Bay (Machias River Watershed)	Crooked River East Machias River Machias River Maine River Middle River West Branch Machias River
Mousam River Watershed	Littlefield River Middle Branch Mousam River Mousam River
Narraguagus Bay (Narraguagus River Watershed)	Little Narraguagus River Narraguagus River Spring River West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield) West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County)
Pleasant Bay (Pleasant River Watershed)	Little River Pleasant River West Branch Pleasant River Western Little River
Piscataqua River Watershed	Great Works River Little River Neoutaquet River Piscataqua River Salmon Falls River
Sheepscot River Watershed	Back River Cross River Dyer River Marsh River Sasanoa River Sheepscot River West Branch Sheepscot River
Wohoa Bay	Indian River Southwest Branch Indian River West River
Others	Batson River Benjamin River Cape Neddick River Damariscotta River Johns River Jordan River Josias River Kennebunk River Little River (Boothbay) Little River (Georgetown) Little River (Goosefare Bay) Little River (York) Morse River Ogunquit River Pemaquid River Sprague River Webhannet River York River

Merrymeeting Bay

Androscoggin River Watershed

Kennebec River Watershed

Muscongus Bay

Saint George River Watershed	Back River Dead River East Branch Oyster River Mill River Oyster River Saint George River West Branch Oyster River
Others	Back River (Medomak) Back River (Meduncook) Goose River Medomak River Meduncook River

Penobscot Bay

Penobscot River Watershed

Others

Saco Bay

Saco River Watershed	Charles River Cold River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Saco River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Tenmile River West Branch Tenmile River
Others	Dunstan River Libby River Nonesuch River Scarborough River Spurwink River

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References

Bibliography

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