Red River (Maine)

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Red River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaine
Mouth 
 • location
St. Froid Lake (Fish River)
 • elevation
581 feet (177 m)
Lengthabout 13 miles (20 km)

The Red River is a 15.7-mile-long (25.3 km)[1] river in the North Maine Woods region, within Aroostook County, Maine.

From the outflow of Fish Pond (

 WikiMiniAtlas
46°57′29″N 68°50′01″W / 46.9581°N 68.8336°W / 46.9581; -68.8336 (Red River source)) in Maine Township 15, Range 9, WELS, the river runs about 7 miles (10 km) southeast to Red River Falls in T.14 R.8 WELS, falling about 450 feet (140 m). It runs then about 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast to St. Froid Lake in Winterville Plantation falling about 90 feet (30 m).

The lake is drained by the Fish River, a tributary of the Saint John River.

See also[]

  • List of rivers of Maine

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
  • "Red River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  • Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
  • Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Coordinates: 46°58′16″N 68°37′56″W / 46.9710°N 68.6323°W / 46.9710; -68.6323

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