Red River (Maine)

The Red River is a 15.7-mile-long (25.3 km)[1] river in the North Maine Woods region, within Aroostook County, Maine.

Red River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMaine
Mouth 
  location
St. Froid Lake (Fish River)
  elevation
581 feet (177 m)
Lengthabout 13 miles (20 km)

From the outflow of Fish Pond (46°57′29″N 68°50′01″W) in Maine Township 15, Range 9, WELS, the river runs about 7 miles (10 km) southeast to Red River Falls in T.14 R.8 WELS, falling about 450 feet (140 m). It runs then about 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast to St. Froid Lake in Winterville Plantation falling about 90 feet (30 m).

The lake is drained by the Fish River, a tributary of the Saint John River.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
  • "Red River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  • Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
  • Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

46°58′16″N 68°37′56″W

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