West Branch Little Magalloway River

Summary

The West Branch of the Little Magalloway River is a 5.3-mile-long (8.5 km)[1] river in northern New Hampshire and northwestern Maine in the United States. It is a tributary of the Middle Branch Little Magalloway River, located in the Androscoggin River watershed of Maine and New Hampshire.

West Branch Little Magalloway River
West Branch Little Magalloway River is located in Maine
West Branch Little Magalloway River
West Branch Little Magalloway River is located in New Hampshire
West Branch Little Magalloway River
West Branch Little Magalloway River is located in the United States
West Branch Little Magalloway River
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNew Hampshire, Maine
CountiesCoos, NH; Oxford, ME
TownshipsPittsburg, NH; North Oxford, ME
Physical characteristics
SourceStub Hill
 • locationPittsburg, NH
 • coordinates45°7′48″N 71°5′31″W / 45.13000°N 71.09194°W / 45.13000; -71.09194
 • elevation2,380 ft (730 m)
MouthMiddle Branch Little Magalloway River
 • location
North Oxford, ME
 • coordinates
45°7′57″N 71°1′47″W / 45.13250°N 71.02972°W / 45.13250; -71.02972
 • elevation
1,620 ft (490 m)
Length5.3 mi (8.5 km)

The West Branch rises in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, north of 3,627-foot (1,106 m) Stub Hill, the highest point in Pittsburg. The brook-sized river drops to the east into Maine, descending another 700 feet before joining the Middle Branch of the Little Magalloway a short distance upstream from Aziscohos Lake.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system
  2. ^ "West Branch Little Magalloway River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.