Dead River (Kennebec River tributary)
General data
- Name: Dead River (Kennebec River tributary)
- Water system: Atlantic Ocean
- Water type: River
- Source: Flagstaff Lake (Maine)
- Progression: Kennebec River -> Gulf of Maine -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Continental
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
The Dead River, sometimes called the West Branch, is a 42.6-mile-long (68.6 km) river in central Maine in the United States.
Its source is Flagstaff Lake, where its two main tributaries, South Branch Dead River and North Branch Dead River, join. It flows generally east to join the Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine.