4-745: The West Branch Mattawamkeag River is a 52.6-mile-long (84.7 km) tributary of the Mattawamkeag River in Maine . From its source ( 46°08′07″N 68°30′09″W / 46.1354°N 68.5025°W / 46.1354; -68.5025 ( West Branch Mattawamkeag River source ) ) in Maine Township 6, Range 6, WELS, the river runs 10 miles (16 km) northeast by Pleasant Lake and through Mud Lake and Rockabema Lake, then 42 miles (68 km) south and southeast through Upper Mattawamkeag Lake and Mattawamkeag Lake to its confluence with
8-518: A river in Maine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mattawamkeag River The Mattawamkeag River is a river in Maine . From the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch ( 45°50′00″N 67°59′27″W / 45.8334°N 67.9907°W / 45.8334; -67.9907 ( Mattawamkeag River source ) ) in Haynesville , about 10 miles (16 km) west of
12-592: The East Branch Mattawamkeag River in Haynesville , about 10 miles (16 km) west of the Canada–United States border . Mattawamkeag Lake is 4 miles (6.4 km) east (downstream) of Island Falls . There is a good boat launching area on Upper Mattawamkeag Lake on the east side of U.S. Route 2 about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Island Falls. Upper Mattawamkeag Lake is at the same level as Mattawamkeag Lake, and boats can easily navigate
16-560: The short thoroughfare from the south end of Upper Mattawamkeag Lake to the north end of Mattawamkeag Lake. For decades there was a dam at the south end of Mattawamkeag Lake controlling overflow to the West Branch Mattawamkeag River. Water level dropped several feet when the dam was abandoned; and the lake shoreline is rocky where wave action eroded shallow soil. The two lakes provide good habitat for chain pickerel , smallmouth bass and white perch . This article related to
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