2024 Map of Ninemile Deadwater

About this map

Ninemile Deadwater defines this quiet stretch of the Big Black River in northern Aroostook County, where the river's meandering path creates slow-moving, marshy wetlands. The landscape is characterized by its drainage network, with the Fivemile Brook and the Branch of Fivemile Brook carving through the terrain from the north. Unlike more developed regions, human activity here is minimal, marked primarily by logging or access routes like Robinson Rd and Escourt Rd. The topographic rise of Western Ledge provides one of the few named elevation landmarks in a territory dominated by complex watercourses. This survey illustrates the remote, working timberland character of the Maine woods, where the geography is shaped more by hydrography than by permanent settlement.