West Branch Swift River (Maine)

West Branch Swift River (Maine)
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Last updated April 29, 2019

The West Branch Swift River is a 6.4-mile-long (10.3 km)^[1] tributary of the Swift River in western Maine. Via the Swift River, it is part of the Androscoggin River watershed, flowing to the Kennebec River and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean.

The Swift River is a 26.7-mile-long (43.0 km) river in western Maine. It is a tributary of the Androscoggin River, which flows to the Kennebec River near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean.

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the 38th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest respectively. Maine is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States, and the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes. It is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior; and picturesque waterways, as well as its seafood cuisine, especially lobster and clams. There is a humid continental climate throughout most of the state, including in coastal areas such as its most populous city of Portland. The capital is Augusta.

The Androscoggin River is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is 178 miles (286 km) long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is 3,530 square miles (9,100 km²) in area. The name "Androscoggin" comes from the Eastern Abenaki term /aləssíkɑntəkw/ or /alsíkɑntəkw/, meaning "river of cliff rock shelters" ; or perhaps from Penobscot /aləsstkɑtəkʷ/, meaning "river of rock shelters". The Anglicization of the Abenaki term is likely an analogical contamination with the colonial governor Edmund Andros.

The West Branch rises in a high valley between Elephant Mountain and Old Blue Mountain and flows east into the town of Byron, reaching the Swift River just south of the village of Houghton.

Byron is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 145 at the 2010 census. Home to Coos Canyon on the Swift River, Byron includes the village of Houghton.

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The Charles River is a 1.2-mile-long (1.9 km) channel connecting Charles Pond with the Old Course Saco River in the town of Fryeburg in western Maine, United States. It forms the natural extension of the Cold River, which flows from the White Mountains, New Hampshire, around Evans Notch south to Charles Pond.

The East Branch Eastern River is a 6.5-mile-long (10.5 km) river in Maine. It is part of the Kennebec River watershed. It rises in the town of Whitefield and flows southwest to its confluence with the West Branch Eastern River at East Pittston to form the Eastern River.

The East Branch Nezinscot River is a 19.4-mile-long (31.2 km) river in Maine. It flows from its source on Black Mountain in Peru to its confluence with the West Branch in Buckfield. The resulting river, the Nezinscot, continues east to the Androscoggin River, which flows to the Kennebec River near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean.

The East Branch Pleasant River is a 6.2-mile-long (10.0 km) tributary of the Pleasant River in the U.S. state of Maine. The Pleasant River is a tributary of the Androscoggin River, which flows southeast to the tidal Kennebec River and the Atlantic Ocean.

The East Branch Swift River is a 10.2-mile-long (16.4 km) tributary of the Swift River in western Maine. Via the Swift River, it is part of the Androscoggin River watershed, which flows to the Kennebec River and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean.

The Little East Branch Cupsuptic River is a short tributary of the Cupsuptic River in Maine. It flows 2.6 miles (4.2 km) from its source, on the slope of West Kennebago Mountain, to its mouth on the Cupsuptic.

The Nezinscot River is a 15-mile-long (24 km) river in Maine. It runs east from the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch in Buckfield to its mouth on the Androscoggin River in Turner.

The North Branch Marsh River is a 1.0-mile-long (1.6 km) tidal river in the town of Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine. It is a tributary of Marsh Bay, an arm of the tidal Penobscot River.

The Sanborn River is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km) river in Maine. It flows from its source on Round Mountain in the unorganized territory of South Oxford to Hicks Pond in the town of Greenwood. Hicks Pond drains via Niles Brook into the Little Androscoggin River, the Androscoggin River, and thence into Merrymeeting Bay in the Kennebec River estuary.

The South Branch Sandy River is a short tributary of the Sandy River in Franklin County, Maine. From its source on Blueberry Mountain in Berlin, the river runs 7.4 miles (11.9 km) northeast to its confluence with the Sandy River in Phillips.

The South Branch Sunday River is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) mountain stream in western Maine. It is a tributary of the Sunday River, which flows to the Androscoggin River and ultimately to the Kennebec River and the Atlantic Ocean.

The Swift Cambridge River is a 15.3-mile-long (24.6 km) river in northwestern Maine. It rises near the New Hampshire border, north of Grafton Notch, and flows north to the Dead Cambridge River, a tributary of Umbagog Lake. The Androscoggin River flows from Umbagog to the tidal Kennebec River in Maine.

The West Branch Carrabassett River is a short tributary of the Carrabassett River in Franklin County, Maine. From the confluence of Quick Stream with a small stream in Salem, the river runs 11.1 miles (17.9 km) northeast to its mouth in Kingfield.

The West Branch Eastern River is a 10.4-mile-long (16.7 km) tributary of the Eastern River in Maine. It is part of the Kennebec River watershed. The West Branch begins near South Windsor and flows southwest through the town of Whitefield, joining the East Branch at East Pittston to form the Eastern River.

The West Branch Ellis River is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) river in western Maine. It is a tributary of the Ellis River, which flows to the Androscoggin River and ultimately to the Kennebec River near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean.

The West Branch Moose River is a short tributary of the South Branch Moose River in Franklin County, Maine. Its source is on Caribou Mountain in Merrill Strip, about 2,000 feet (600 m) from the Canada–United States border, which runs along the height of land between the watersheds of the Kennebec River in Maine and the Chaudière River in Quebec. From there, the river runs 5.9 miles (9.5 km) northeast to its confluence with the Moose River's South Branch in Skinner.

The West Branch Nezinscot River is an 18.7-mile-long (30.1 km) river in Maine. It flows from Shagg Pond in Woodstock to its confluence with the East Branch in Buckfield. The resulting river, the Nezinscot, flows east to the Androscoggin River, which in turn flows southeast to the Kennebec River near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean.

The West Branch Pleasant River is a 7.5-mile-long (12.1 km) tributary of the Pleasant River in the U.S. state of Maine. It is part of the Androscoggin River watershed, which flows to the tidal Kennebec River near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean.

The West Branch Tenmile River is a 5.0-mile-long (8.0 km) tributary of the Tenmile River in western Maine. It is part of the Saco River watershed, flowing to the Atlantic Ocean.

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↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011

Coordinates: 44°45′13″N70°39′01″W / 44.75367°N 70.65035°W / 44.75367; -70.65035

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v t e Rivers of Maine
Androscoggin River Watershed	Alder River Androscoggin River Bear River Cathance River Concord River Cupsuptic River Dead Cambridge River Dead River (Androscoggin) Dead River (Sabattus) East Branch Cupsuptic River East Branch Nezinscot River East Branch Pleasant River East Branch Swift River Ellis River First East Branch Magalloway River Kennebago River Little Androscoggin River Little East Branch Cupsuptic River Little Magalloway River Little River Magalloway River Middle Branch Little Magalloway River Muddy River Nezinscot River Pleasant River Rangeley River Rapid River Sabattus River Sanborn River Second East Branch Magalloway River South Branch Sunday River Sunday River Swift Cambridge River Swift River Third East Branch Magalloway River Webb River West Branch Ellis River West Branch Little Magalloway River West Branch Magalloway River West Branch Nezinscot River West Branch Pleasant River West Branch Swift River Wild River
Bay of Fundy	Dennys River Hardscrabble River Little River (Big Lake) Little River (Passamaquoddy Bay) Orange River Pennamaquan River St. Croix River Wolastoq
Casco Bay	Cousins River Fore River Harraseeket River Little River New Meadows River Royal River Stroudwater River South Branch Stroudwater River
Englishman Bay	Chandler River East Branch Chandler River Englishman River
Gulf of Maine	Batson River Benjamin River Cape Neddick River Damariscotta River Johns River Jordan River Josias River Kennebunk River Little River (Damariscotta) Little River (Drakes Island) Little River (Georgetown) Little River (Goosefare Bay) Little River (York) Merriland River Morse River Ogunquit River Pemaquid River Sandy River Skillings River Sprague River Webhannet River York River
Harrington Bay	Harrington River Mill River
Kennebec River Watershed	Abagadasset River Back River Carrabassett River Dead River East Branch Eastern River East Branch Moose River East Branch Sebasticook River Eastern River Kennebec River Lemon Stream Little River Moose River Moxie Falls North Branch Dead River Roach River Sandy River Sebasticook River South Branch Dead River South Branch Moose River South Branch Sandy River West Branch Carrabassett River West Branch Eastern River West Branch Moose River
Machias River Watershed	Crooked River East Machias River Machias River Maine River Middle River West Branch Machias River
Muscongus Bay	Back River (Medomak) Back River (Meduncook) Goose River Medomak River Meduncook River
Mousam River Watershed	Littlefield River Middle Branch Mousam River Mousam River
Narraguagus River Watershed	Little Narraguagus River Narraguagus River Spring River West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield) West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County)
Penobscot Bay	Bagaduce River Ducktrap River Goose River (Belfast Bay) Goose River (Rockport Harbor) Little River Megunticook River Passagassawakeag River Weskeag River
Penobscot River Watershed	Dead River East Branch Mattawamkeag River East Branch Penobscot River East Branch Piscataquis River East Branch Pleasant River Kenduskeag Stream Little Seboeis River Mattawamkeag River Middle Branch Pleasant River Molunkus Stream North Branch Marsh River North Branch Penobscot River Narramissic River Orland River Passadumkeag River Penobscot River Pleasant River Piscataquis River Sebec River Seboeis River South Branch Marsh River South Branch Penobscot River Stillwater River West Branch Mattawamkeag River West Branch Penobscot River West Branch Piscataquis River West Branch Pleasant River
Piscataqua River Watershed	Great Works River Little River Neoutaquet River Piscataqua River Salmon Falls River
Pleasant River Watershed	Little River Pleasant River West Branch Pleasant River Western Little 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
Saco Bay	Dunstan River Libby River Nonesuch River Scarborough River Spurwink River
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
Saint George River Watershed	Back River Dead River East Branch Oyster River Mill River Oyster River Saint George River West Branch Oyster River
Saint John River Watershed	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Blackwater River Big Black River Birch River Brown River Campbell Branch Little Black River Chimenticook River Daaquam River Depot River East Branch Pocwock Stream Fish River Gobeil River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Otter River Pocwock River Red River River De Chute Saint Francis River Saint John River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River St. Croix Stream West Branch Little Black River West Branch Pocwock Stream
Sheepscot River Watershed	Back River Cross River Dyer River Marsh River Sasanoa River Sheepscot River West Branch Sheepscot River
Union River Watershed	Bog River East Branch Union River Little Bog River Middle Branch Union River Union River West Branch Union River
Wohoa Bay	Indian River Southwest Branch Indian River West River

West Branch Swift River (Maine)

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