Operational Plan for the Restoration of Diadromous Fishes to the ...

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA
2.1
East Branch Lake
East Branch Lake lies within T3R9 NWP, and is the headwater of the East Branch
Seboeis Stream, which exits the lake along the southern shoreline (Figure 1), then flows
south to the confluence with the Piscataquis River near Howland, Maine. The majority of
stream flow exits East Branch Lake via this outlet. Another small, un-named brook exits
the northeast corner of the lake and flows north to Nollesemic Lake. Nollesemic Lake in
turn discharges to Nollesemic Stream and ultimately connects to the West Branch
Penobscot near Millinocket, Maine.
Figure 1: East Branch Lake Showing Both the North and South Outlet Streams
2.2
Wangan and Sanborn Brooks
Wangan Brook originates on the east slope of an esker in T8R10 WELS, and
descends easterly to a forested wetland valley oriented north/south, where it turns south
as a second-order stream, and eventually confluences with the East Branch Pleasant River
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