Piscataquis River

Piscataquis River
Origin	Maine
Mouth	Penobscot River 45°14′20″N 68°39′22″W
Basin countries	United States
Length	about 62 miles (100 km)
Source elevation	590 feet (180 m)
Mouth elevation	130 feet (40 m)
Left tributaries	East Branch Piscataquis River, Sebec River, Pleasant River
Right tributaries	West Branch Piscataquis River

The Piscataquis River is a major tributary of the Penobscot River, found in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. It starts from the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch (45°16′54″N 69°35′24″W) in Blanchard. The river flows in a mostly eastern direction until it meets the Penobscot at Howland. It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) in length.

The United States government maintains three river flow gauges on the Piscataquis river. The first is at Blanchard (45°16′02″N 69°35′03″W) where the rivershed is 118 square miles (306 km²). Flow here has ranged from 7,550 to 4.8 cubic feet per second (0.14 m³/s). The second is near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (45°10′31″N 69°18′55″W) where the rivershed is 298 square miles (772 km²). Flow here has ranged from 37,300 to 5 cubic feet (0.14 m³) per second. The third is in Medford, Maine (45°15′40″N 68°52′07″W) where the rivershed is 1,162 square miles (3,010 km²). Flow here has ranged from 60,100 to 66 cubic feet (1.9 m³) per second.

The Appalachian Trail runs along the West Branch of the Piscataquis, crossing the East Branch just upstream from their joining.

External links

• "Piscataquis River". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:573447. Retrieved 2010-05-31. 
• Real-time flow data for the Blanchard, Dover-Foxcroft, or Medford flow gages.
• River elevation tables
• National Weather Service forecast of river levels and flow.