East Branch Pleasant River (Piscataquis River)

Not to be confused with East Branch Pleasant River (Pleasant River).

East Branch Pleasant River
Basin
Progression	Pleasant River – Piscataquis River – Penobscot River
Main source	Maine
Source elevation	1,370 feet (420 m)
River mouth	Pleasant River 45°21′56″N 69°03′10″W / 45.3655°N 69.0527°W / 45.3655; -69.0527 (East Branch Pleasant River)Coordinates: 45°21′56″N 69°03′10″W / 45.3655°N 69.0527°W / 45.3655; -69.0527 (East Branch Pleasant River) 350 feet (110 m)
Countries	United States
Physiognomy
Length	32 miles (51 km)

The East Branch Pleasant River is a 32.4-mile-long (52.1 km)^[1] tributary of the Piscataquis River in Piscataquis County, Maine. From its source (45°37′40″N 69°13′30″W / 45.6277°N 69.2250°W / 45.6277; -69.2250 (East Branch Pleasant River source)) in Shawtown (Township A, Range 12, WELS), the river runs about 19 miles (31 km) generally southeast to Upper Ebeemee Lake, then about 13 miles (21 km) south through Ebeemee Lake to its confluence with the West Branch to form the Pleasant River in Brownville.

The Appalachian Trail crosses the East Branch in T.A R.11 WELS (45°35′48″N 69°11′37″W / 45.5966°N 69.1937°W / 45.5966; -69.1937).

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011

"East Branch Pleasant River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Penobscot River Watershed

Tributaries	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 Narramissic River North Branch Marsh River North Branch Penobscot River Orland River Passadumkeag River Piscataquis River Pleasant 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

Lakes	Allagash Lake Canada Falls Lake Caucomgomoc Lake Chamberlain Lake Chesuncook Lake Lake Onawa Lower Wilson Pond Matagamon Lake Mattawamkeag Lake Millinocket Lake Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes Pushaw Lake Schoodic Lake Sebec Lake Seboeis Lake Seboomook Lake South Twin Lake Telos Lake Upper Wilson Pond

Towns	Abbot Bangor Bradley Brewer Brooks Brownville Bucksport Burlington Carmel Charleston Danforth Dover-Foxcroft East Millinocket Eddington Enfield Frankfort Guilford Hampden Haynesville Hermon Howland Hudson Island Falls Kenduskeag Kingman Lee Levant Lincoln Macwahoc Mattawamkeag Medway Milford Millinocket Milo Monson Oakfield Old Town Orland Orono Orrington Passadumkeag Patten Prospect Sangerville Sherman Smyrna Springfield Veazie Verona Winn Winterport Wytopitlock

Landmarks	Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Baxter State Park Fort Knox Gero Island Great Northern Paper Company Hundred-Mile Wilderness Katahdin Iron Works Maine Central Railroad Monson Railroad Mount Katahdin North Maine Woods Peaks-Kenny State Park Penobscot Indian Island Reservation Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory Ripogenus Gorge University of Maine Waldo–Hancock Bridge

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East Branch Pleasant River (Piscataquis River)

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