| West Branch Penobscot River | |
|---|---|
,_by_Hinds,_A._L.,_fl._1870-1879.jpg) West branch at Ripogenus Gorge in the 1870s | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maine |
| • elevation | 1,020 feet (310 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Penobscot River |
• coordinates | 45°36′25″N 68°32′28″W / 45.607°N 68.541°W |
• elevation | 240 feet (70 m) |
| Length | 117 miles (188 km) |
| Basin size | 2,012 sq mi (5,210 km2)[1] |
The West Branch Penobscot River is a 117-mile-long (188 km)[2] tributary of the Penobscot River through the North Maine Woods in Maine. The river is also known as Abocadneticook[3] (Abenaki for "stream narrowed by mountains"[4]), Kahgognamock, and Kettegwewick[3] (Abenaki for "place of the great stream"[5]).
- ^ "The Northern: The Way I Remember" (PDF). John E. Mcleod. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - West Branch Penobscot River". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Huden, John C (1962). Indian place names of New England. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. p. 16. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Huden, John C (1962). Indian place names of New England. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. p. 79. Retrieved 19 May 2018.