The Upper St. John River Organization

The Upper St. John River Organization is a resurrection of the Fish River Lakes Water Quality Association with expanded area and scope.  The Fish River Chain of Lakes is comprised of 8 large lakes in northern Maine totaling 25,000 acres.  These lakes are connected to each other by the Fish River, which empties into the St. John River at Fort Kent, Maine and Claire, New Brunswick, Canada.  There are two major sources of flow in the Fish River chain.  One flow begins at Long Lake, which flows southwest to Mud Lake, then Cross Lake, then Square Lake, then Eagle Lake, which drains north to the St. John River.  The other flow begins at Fish River Lake, the highest elevation lake in the chain, which flows southeast to Portage Lake, then north to St. Froid Lake, which drains north to Eagle Lake, again finally draining north to the St. John River in Fort Kent.