Musquacook Stream
| Musquacook Stream | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Musquacook Deadwater |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Allagash River |
| River system | Saint John River |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Little Musquacook Stream Robbins Brook |
| First Musquacook Lake | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°40′N 69°11′W / 46.667°N 69.183°W |
| Max. length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Surface area | 644 acres (261 ha) |
| Max. depth | 48 feet (15 m) |
| Water volume | 12,160 acre⋅ft (15,000,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Second Musquacook Lake | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°38′N 69°10′W / 46.633°N 69.167°W |
| Max. length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Surface area | 758 acres (307 ha) |
| Max. depth | 62 feet (19 m) |
| Water volume | 21,391 acre⋅ft (26,385,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Third Musquacook Lake | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°36′N 69°09′W / 46.600°N 69.150°W |
| Max. length | 1.4 mi (2.3 km) |
| Surface area | 390 acres (160 ha) |
| Max. depth | 64 feet (20 m) |
| Water volume | 8,735 acre⋅ft (10,774,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Fourth Musquacook Lake | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°34′N 69°09′W / 46.567°N 69.150°W |
| Max. length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Surface area | 729 acres (295 ha) |
| Max. depth | 40 feet (12 m) |
| Water volume | 12,114 acre⋅ft (14,942,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,119 ft (341 m) |
| Fifth Musquacook Lake | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°33′N 69°06′W / 46.550°N 69.100°W |
| Max. length | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
| Surface area | 436 acres (176 ha) |
| Max. depth | 5 feet (1.5 m) |
| Water volume | 921 acre⋅ft (1,136,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,135 ft (346 m) |
| Clear Lake | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°31′N 69°08′W / 46.517°N 69.133°W |
| Max. length | 1.8 mi (2.9 km) |
| Max. width | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Surface area | 626 acres (253 ha) |
| Max. depth | 86 feet (26 m) |
| Water volume | 16,205 acre⋅ft (19,989,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
Musquacook Stream is a tributary to the Allagash River in the North Maine Woods. The stream originates in a chain of lakes in Maine range 11 townships 10, 11 and 12. The flow sequence is from Clear Lake through Fifth Musquacook Lake into Fourth Musquacook Lake in Piscataquis County; and from Fourth Musquacook Lake through Third Musquacook Lake, Second Musquacook Lake, and First Musquacook Lake into the Allagash River Musquacook Deadwater in Aroostook County.