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Musquacook Stream

Physical characteristics
Length	25 miles (40 km)

Discharge
• location	Musquacook Deadwater

Basin features
Progression	Allagash River
River system	Saint John River
Tributaries
• right	Little Musquacook Stream Robbins Brook

First Musquacook Lake
First Musquacook Lake
Coordinates	46°40′N 69°11′W / 46.667°N 69.183°W / 46.667; -69.183

Max. length	3 mi (4.8 km)
Surface area	644 acres (261 ha)
Max. depth	48 feet (15 m)
Water volume	12,160 acre⋅ft (15,000,000 m)
Surface elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)

Second Musquacook Lake
Second Musquacook Lake
Coordinates	46°38′N 69°10′W / 46.633°N 69.167°W / 46.633; -69.167

Max. length	3 mi (4.8 km)
Surface area	758 acres (307 ha)
Max. depth	62 feet (19 m)
Water volume	21,391 acre⋅ft (26,385,000 m)
Surface elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)

Third Musquacook Lake
Third Musquacook Lake
Coordinates	46°36′N 69°09′W / 46.600°N 69.150°W / 46.600; -69.150

Max. length	1.4 mi (2.3 km)
Surface area	390 acres (160 ha)
Max. depth	64 feet (20 m)
Water volume	8,735 acre⋅ft (10,774,000 m)
Surface elevation	1,096 ft (334 m)

Fourth Musquacook Lake
Fourth Musquacook Lake
Coordinates	46°34′N 69°09′W / 46.567°N 69.150°W / 46.567; -69.150

Max. length	3 mi (4.8 km)
Surface area	729 acres (295 ha)
Max. depth	40 feet (12 m)
Water volume	12,114 acre⋅ft (14,942,000 m)
Surface elevation	1,119 ft (341 m)

Fifth Musquacook Lake
Fifth Musquacook Lake
Coordinates	46°33′N 69°06′W / 46.550°N 69.100°W / 46.550; -69.100

Max. length	2 mi (3.2 km)
Surface area	436 acres (176 ha)
Max. depth	5 feet (1.5 m)
Water volume	921 acre⋅ft (1,136,000 m)
Surface elevation	1,135 ft (346 m)

Clear Lake
Clear Lake
Coordinates	46°31′N 69°08′W / 46.517°N 69.133°W / 46.517; -69.133

Max. length	1.8 mi (2.9 km)
Max. width	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Surface area	626 acres (253 ha)
Max. depth	86 feet (26 m)
Water volume	16,205 acre⋅ft (19,989,000 m)
Surface elevation	1,194 ft (364 m)

Musquacook Stream is a tributary to the Allagash River in the North Maine Woods. The stream originates in a chain of lakes in Maine range 11 townships 10, 11 and 12. The flow sequence is from Clear Lake through Fifth Musquacook Lake into Fourth Musquacook Lake in Piscataquis County; and from Fourth Musquacook Lake through Third Musquacook Lake, Second Musquacook Lake, and First Musquacook Lake into the Allagash River Musquacook Deadwater in Aroostook County.

First Musquacook Lake

First Musquacook Lake is connected to Second Musquacook Lake by a short, broad thoroughfare which keeps both lakes at the same elevation. The first lake extends north from the thoroughfare to overflow into Musquacook Stream upstream of Horse Race Rapids. Searway Brook enters the east shore of the first lake. Summer dissolved oxygen concentrations are marginal below the 7 metres (23 ft) thermocline, but lake trout and brook trout reach the first lake through the thoroughfare during cool weather.

Second Musquacook Lake

Second Musquacook Lake is the largest of the chain, and supports populations of lake trout and brook trout. Drainage from the third lake enters from the south while Squirrel Brook carries drainage from Squirrel Pond into the east end of the second lake, and Conner Brook and Hesse Brook enter the north end of the lake east of the thoroughfare which overflows to the first lake.

Third Musquacook Lake

Third Musquacook Lake is the smallest of the chain. The third lake supports populations of lake trout and brook trout despite dissolved oxygen deficiencies below the late summer thermocline. Drainage from the fourth lake enters the west end of the Third Musquacook Lake from the south; and the northwest corner of the third lake overflows into the second lake 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the north. Drainage from Long Pond enters the east end of the third lake, and Halfway Brook discharges into Musquacook Stream halfway between the second and third lakes.

Fourth Musquacook Lake

Drainage from the fifth lake enters the east end of Fourth Musquacook Lake; and the northwest end of the fourth lake overflows into the third lake 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north. Hornpout and fallfish thrive in the fourth lake, and brook trout find refuge from warm summer temperatures where cool springs emerge into the lake.

Fifth Musquacook Lake

Fifth Musquacook Lake is the shallowest of the chain. White sucker thrive in the lake. Clear Lake drains into the south end of the 5th lake, and the north end of the 5th lake overflows into the 4th lake 600 yards (0.55 km) to the west.

Clear Lake

Clear Lake is the deepest lake of the chain and provides good habitat for lake trout, brook trout, and lake whitefish. The north end of Clear Lake overflows into Fifth Musquacook Lake 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north.

Sources

^ The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. pp. 56&62. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: First Musquacook Lake
^ Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (2005-08-04). "Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
^ "First Musquacook Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Second Musquacook Lake
^ "Second Musquacook Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Third Musquacook Lake
^ "Third Musquacook Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fourth Musquacook Lake
^ "Fourth Musquacook Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. State of Maine. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fifth Musquacook Lake
^ "Fifth Musquacook Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Lake
^ "Clear Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. State of Maine. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries

Maine

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Towns

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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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