River in the United States
Cupsuptic River Country United States Source • location Maine
Mouth • location
Cupsuptic Lake • elevation
1,463 feet (446 m)
The Cupsuptic River is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km)[1] river in Maine . It flows from its source (45°14′10″N 70°53′52″W / 45.2362°N 70.8978°W / 45.2362; -70.8978 (Cupsuptic River source ) ) near the Canada–United States border to Cupsuptic Lake, the northern arm of Mooselookmeguntic Lake , which drains via other lakes into the Androscoggin River . Although short, the Cupsuptic River includes three of the highest mountains of New England — Kennebago Divide , Snow Mountain , and White Cap Mountain — within its watershed . The name "Cupsuptic" derives from the Abenaki language, meaning "a closed-up stream."