Moose River (Maine)

Moose River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMaine
  elevation1,930 feet (590 m)
Mouth 
  location
Moosehead Lake
  coordinates
45°40′55″N 69°45′58″W / 45.68194°N 69.76611°W / 45.68194; -69.76611 (Moose River)
  elevation
1,029 feet (314 m)
Length83 miles (134 km)
Basin features
River systemKennebec River
Tributaries 
  rightSouth Branch Moose River

The Moose River is an 83-mile-long (134 km) river in Maine. Its source (45°32′24″N 70°41′46″W / 45.5400°N 70.6961°W / 45.5400; -70.6961 (Moose River source)) is in Beattie (Maine Township 2, Range 8, WBKP), on the Canada–United States border, which runs along the height of land between the watersheds of the Kennebec River in Maine and the Chaudière River in Quebec. From there, the river runs east through Attean Pond and Wood Pond, past the town of Moose River, then through Long Pond and Brassua Lake. The Moose River empties into Moosehead Lake, the source of the Kennebec River, in Rockwood Strip (T1, R1, WBKP). The International Railway of Maine was built along Moose River in 1889.