The Piscataquis River is a major tributary of the Penobscot River, found in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. It starts from the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch (45.2817°N, -69.5901°W) in Blanchard. The river flows in a mostly eastern direction until it meets the Penobscot at Howland. It is approximately 65 mi in length. The United States government maintains three river flow gauges on the Piscataquis river. The first is at Blanchard (45.26722°N, -69.58417°W) where the rivershed is 118 sqmi. Flow here has ranged from 7,550 to 4.8 cuft/s. The second is near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (45.17528°N, -69.31528°W) where the rivershed is 298 sqmi. Flow here has ranged from 37,300 to 5 cuft per second. The third is in Medford, Maine (45.26111°N, -68.86861°W) where the rivershed is 1162 sqmi. Flow here has ranged from 60,100 to 66 cuft per second. The Appalachian Trail runs along the West Branch of the Piscataquis, crossing the East Branch just upstream from their joining. The river is impounded by the Howland Dam at its confluence with the Penobscot River.