| Roach River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maine |
| • elevation | 1,303 feet (397 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Moosehead Lake |
• coordinates | 45°41′53″N 69°32′38″W / 45.698°N 69.544°W |
• elevation | 1,029 feet (314 m) |
| Length | 19 miles (31 km) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Kennebec River |
The Roach River is a river in Piscataquis County, Maine. From the outlet of Third Roach Pond (45°39′02″N 69°14′29″W / 45.6505°N 69.2414°W) in Shawtown (Maine Township A, Range 12, WELS), the river runs 19.1 miles (30.7 km) west, through a chain of ponds.[1] The Flow sequence through the ponds is from the Fourth Roach Pond through the Third Roach Pond, Second Roach Pond, and First Roach Pond to empty into Moosehead Lake, the source of the Kennebec River, in Spencer Bay (T1, R14, WELS). The Seventh Roach Pond drains through the Sixth Roach Pond in a separate tributary to the Third Roach Pond. No fifth Roach Pond is shown on modern maps.[2]
The headwaters of the Roach River, as well as Second Roach Pond, Third Roach Pond, and Fourth Roach Pond, lie on land purchased by the Appalachian Mountain Club in 2009.[3] In 2014, a section of Roach River, which was viewed as essential nursery habitat for young fish, was temporarily dewatered during dam reconstruction on land owned by the Club.[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
- ^ The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. pp. 41&42. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
- ^ Burbank, Rob (7 October 2009). "AMC Roach Ponds Tract Q&A, Maine Woods Conservation - AMC Newsroom". www.outdoors.org. Appalachian Mountain Club. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Holyoke, John (October 7, 2014). "Roach River, a prime salmon and trout habitat, dried out in dam mishap". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 7 October 2014.