Fish River (Maine)

Fish River
Basin
Main source	Maine
River mouth	Saint John River 500 feet (150 m)
Countries	United States

The Fish River is a 69.9-mile-long (112.5 km)^[1] river in northern Maine in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saint John River, which flows to the Bay of Fundy (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean) in New Brunswick, Canada.

From its start at the confluence of Fox Brook and Carr Pond Stream (46°46′37″N 68°46′52″W / 46.7769°N 68.7811°W / 46.7769; -68.7811 (Fish River source)), in Maine Township 13, Range 8, WELS, the river runs north to Fish River Lake, then east to Portage Lake. It then runs northwards through St. Froid Lake and Eagle Lake to the Saint John River at Fort Kent. The latter section is roughly parallel to Maine State Route 11.

Fish River Lake

Fish River Lake
Location	Aroostook County, Maine

Max. length	4 mi (6.4 km)^[2]
Surface area	2,568 acres (1,039 ha)^[3]
Water volume	42,043 acre·ft (51,859,000 m³)^[3]
Surface elevation	716 ft (218 m)

Fish River Lake is on the border of range 8 townships 13 and 14. Fish River enters the south end of the lake 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream of the confluence of Fox Brook and Carr Pond Stream. Tributaries Smith Brook and Chase Brook flow into the west side of the lake from township 14, range 9. Fish River overflows the north end of the lake into Round Pond and then 12 miles (19 km) to Portage Lake.^[2]

Portage Lake

Portage Lake
Location	Aroostook County

Max. length	4.3 mi (6.9 km)^[2]
Surface area	2,258 acres (914 ha)^[3]
Water volume	18,971 acre·ft (23,400,000 m³)^[3]
Surface elevation	609 ft (186 m)

Portage Lake is entirely within the town of Portage Lake. Fish River enters the western end of the lake near the western edge of town and overflows the northern end of the lake near the northern edge of town. Tributary Mosquito Brook flows 8 miles (13 km) from township 14, range 7, into the northern part of the lake. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad approaches from the south and runs along the eastern shore of the lake to follow the Fish River from Portage Lake all the way downstream to Fort Kent.^[2]

Saint Froid Lake

Saint Froid Lake
Location	Aroostook County

Max. length	8 mi (13 km)^[2]
Surface area	2,339 acres (947 ha)^[3]
Water volume	93,853 acre·ft (115,766,000 m³)^[3]
Surface elevation	581 ft (177 m)

Fish River flows into the south end of Saint Froid Lake 10 miles (16 km) downstream of Portage Lake. Saint Froid Lake is almost entirely in Winterville Plantation. Tributary Red River flows 14 miles (23 km) from Pushineer Pond, Deboullie Pond, Gardner Pond, Galilee Pond, Denny Pond, Black Pond, Island Pond, Upper Pond, and Stink Pond in township 15, range 9, into the west side of Saint Froid Lake. The north end of Saint Froid Lake overflows into the Fish River 3 miles (4.8 km) upstream of Eagle Lake. The railroad follows the eastern shore of the lake.^[2]

Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake
Location	Aroostook County

Max. length	15 mi (24 km)^[2]
Surface area	5,601 acres (2,267 ha)^[3]
Water volume	249,702 acre·ft (308,003,000 m³)^[3]
Surface elevation	574 ft (175 m)

Eagle Lake overflows into the Fish River in the southeast corner of Wallagrass 13 miles (21 km) upstream of the confluence with the Saint John River. From the outlet, the lake extends southward through the eastern part of the town of Eagle Lake and forms a "L" extending eastward through township 16, range 6, into township 16, range 5. Fish River enters Eagle Lake at the bend in the "L". A major tributary to the Fish River enters Eagle Lake from Square Lake in township 16, range 5. Smaller tributaries to Eagle Lake include Clark Brook, Gilmore Brook, Brown Brook, Devoe Brook, and Pond Brook from the town of Eagle Lake, and Alec Brook, Miller Brook, and Last Brook from township 16. The railroad follows the west shore of Eagle Lake through the town of Eagle Lake and then follows the Fish River into Fort Kent.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Maine Atlas and Gazeteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. pp. 63–68. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (2005-08-04). "Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. Retrieved 2008-07-31.

"Fish River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Coordinates: 47°15′14″N 68°35′42″W / 47.2540°N 68.5950°W / 47.2540; -68.5950

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River

Lakes	Cross Lake Eagle Lake Fish River Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Mud Lake Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake

Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock

Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

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