Middle Branch Moose River | |
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Crossing Route 28 in Old Forge | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | First Lake |
⁃ location | Old Forge, New York |
Mouth | Moose River |
⁃ location | Mckeever, New York |
⁃ coordinates | 43°37′43″N75°04′54″W / 43.62861°N 75.08167°W Coordinates: 43°37′43″N75°04′54″W / 43.62861°N 75.08167°W |
⁃ elevation | 1,530 ft (470 m) |
Basin size | 151 sq mi (390 km2) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
⁃ left | Nelson Lake |
⁃ right | North Branch Moose River |
Middle Branch Moose River starts in Old Forge, New York at the outlet of First Lake and flows into the Moose River in Mckeever, New York. [1]
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