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West Branch Penobscot River
West branch at Ripogenus Gorge in the 1870s
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaine
 • elevation1,020 feet (310 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Penobscot River
 • coordinates
45°36′25″N 68°32′28″W / 45.607°N 68.541°W / 45.607; -68.541
 • elevation
240 feet (70 m)
Length117 miles (188 km)
Basin size2,012 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]).

  1. ^ "The Northern: The Way I Remember" (PDF). John E. Mcleod. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
  3. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - West Branch Penobscot River". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.

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