Jordan Stream

Jordan Stream is a watercourse, about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) long, in the American village of Seal Harbor, Maine.^[2][3] It originates at the southern end of Jordan Pond, in the nearby town of Mount Desert, and flows directly south to its mouth at the northern end of Little Long Pond.^[1]

Jordan Stream
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source	Jordan Pond
• location	Mount Desert, Maine
• coordinates	44.3220519°N 68.2548070°W / 44.3220519; -68.2548070
• elevation	271 ft (83 m)[1]
Mouth	Little Long Pond
• location	Seal Harbor, Maine
• coordinates	44.30293586°N 68.25597529°W / 44.30293586; -68.25597529
Length	1.4 mi (2.3 km)

The Jordan Stream valley is pre-glacial. It originally drained southeasterly to Seal Harbor but now drains, initially through a bedrock gorge, southwesterly.^[4]

References

1. "Jordan Pond" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
2. West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge – Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service, Department of the Interior
3. Jordan Pond Dam Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME – Library of Congress
4. Guide to the Geology of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park, Duane Braun, Ruth Braun (2016), p.107 ISBN 1623170540