• Source: West Branch Pleasant River (Piscataquis River tributary)

The West Branch Pleasant river" target="_blank">River is a 36.1-mile-long (58.1 km) tributary of the Piscataquis river" target="_blank">River in Piscataquis County, Maine. From a location north of Fourth West Branch Pond (45°36′32″N 69°16′08″W) in Shawtown (Township A, Range 12, WELS), the river" target="_blank">river runs about 18 miles (29 km) counterclockwise around the White Cap Mountain massif, then about 18 miles (29 km) southeast to its confluence with the East Branch of the Pleasant river" target="_blank">River in Brownville.
The Appalachian Trail crosses the West Branch (45°28′44″N 69°17′19″W) at The Hermitage Preserve in Bowdoin College Grant East (T.7 R.10 NWP). The Hermitage contains a roughly 35-acre (14 ha) grove — one of the few stands of old-growth Eastern White Pine remaining in New England. Just upstream from The Hermitage is Gulf Hagas (45°29′10″N 69°19′34″W), a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) water-formed canyon. The river" target="_blank">river falls 500 feet (150 m) in the canyon, including multiple waterfalls. Gulf Hagas and The Hermitage are among the 14 National Natural Landmarks in Maine, designated in 1968 and 1979 respectively.




See also


List of rivers of Maine
Katahdin Iron Works




References



"West Branch Pleasant river" target="_blank">River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

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