The Chiputneticook Lakes are a group of several lakes along the international boundary between

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

and

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. They are East Grand Lake, North Lake, Mud Lake, Spednic Lake, and Palfrey Lake. This lake system forms the head waters of the St. Croix River which the International Boundary follows to

Passamaquoddy Bay Passamaquoddy Bay () is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Most of the bay lies within Canada, with its western shore bounded by Was ...

. ''Chiputneticook'' comes from the Passamaquody Chiputneticook, "great fork river", a possible reference to the St. Croix River.

External links

Chiputneticook Lakes International Conservancy
an advocacy organization focused on these lakes

References

* * {{authority control Lake groups of the United States Lakes of Aroostook County, Maine Lakes of Washington County, Maine Lakes of New Brunswick Landforms of York County, New Brunswick Canada–United States border International lakes of North America Lakes of Maine

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