Birch River (Maine)

Birch River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMaine
Mouth 
  location
St. Froid Lake (Fish River)
  elevation
581 feet (177 m)
Lengthabout 5 miles (8 km)

The Birch River is a 5.1-mile-long (8.2 km) river in Aroostook County, Maine, in the United States. From the confluence of its North Branch and South Branch (47°01′57″N 68°40′44″W / 47.03255°N 68.6790°W / 47.03255; -68.6790 (Birch River source)) in the southwest corner of the town of Eagle Lake, the river runs southeast to St. Froid Lake in Winterville Plantation. The lake is drained by the Fish River, a tributary of the Saint John River.