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Seboeis River

Coordinates:45°56′07″N68°38′20″W/ 45.9354°N 68.6389°W/45.9354; -68.6389
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Seboeis River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source
• locationMaine
• elevation720 feet (220 m)
Mouth
• location
East Branch Penobscot River
• coordinates
45°56′07″N68°38′20″W/ 45.9354°N 68.6389°W/45.9354; -68.6389
• elevation
350 feet (110 m)
Length28 miles (45 km)
Basin features
ProgressionEast Branch Penobscot RiverPenobscot River
Tributaries
• leftLittle Seboeis River

TheSeboeis Riveris a river inPenobscot County,Maine.The river is the outflow of Snowshoe Lake (46°14′41″N68°37′03″W/ 46.2447°N 68.6175°W/46.2447; -68.6175(Seboeis River source)) in Maine Township 7, Range 7, WELS; Snowshoe Lake is fed via a short stream from Grand Lake Seboeis. The river runs 28.1 miles (45.2 km)[1]south — through White Horse Lake, Seboeis Deadwater, Upper Seboeis River Gorge, and Gagnon Flat — to itsconfluencewith theEast Branchof thePenobscot Riverin T.3 R.7 WELS.

Grand Lake Seboeis

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Grand Lake Seboeis
Grand Lake Seboeis is located in Maine
Grand Lake Seboeis
Grand Lake Seboeis
LocationPenobscot County, Maine
Coordinates46°18′N68°39′W/ 46.300°N 68.650°W/46.300; -68.650[2]
BasincountriesUnited States
Max. length6.3 mi (10.1 km)[3]
Surface area2,602 acres (1,053 ha)[4]
Max. depth33 feet (10 m)[5]
Water volume109,085acre⋅ft(134,554,000 m3)[4]
Surface elevation728 ft (222 m)[2]

Grand Lake Seboeis forms the headwaters of the Seboeis River and is the largest lake in the Seboeis River watershed. A central narrows separates the southern and northern basins of the lake located in Maine range 7 townships 7 and 8, respectively. The south end of the lake overflows into Snowshoe Lake. Tributaries to the lake include Batch Brook, Jones Brook, Dead Brook, Coombs Brook, and the Wadleigh Deadwater.[3]Stocking has introducedsmallmouth bassto the nativechain pickerelpopulation.[5]

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References

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  1. ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National Map,accessed June 22, 2011
  2. ^abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Lake Seboeis
  3. ^abThe Maine Atlas and Gazetteer(Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. p. 57.ISBN0-89933-035-5.
  4. ^abMaine 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, TheUniversity of Maine.Archived fromthe originalon 2006-09-03.Retrieved2008-07-31.
  5. ^ab"Grand Lake Seboeis"(PDF).Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.State of Maine.Retrieved7 May2016.