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Falls, Ambejejus Falls, Canada Falls, Seboomook Lake, and
Ripogenus. The East Millinockett mill project completed in 1907 included harnessing the 25 feet (7.6 m) drop at Burnt Land Rips and 50 feet (15 m) drop at Dolby Rips. Ripogenus Dam was completed in 1916 as the largest storage dam ever privately built. By 1933 GNP had constructed storage capacity of 57 billion cubic feet on the west branch.
384:(GNP) in 1899. A dam was completed at the outlet of Quakish Lake diverting flow through Ferguson Pond and a canal to a paper mill on Millinocket Stream. The west branch between Quakish Lake and Shad Pond virtually dried up as flow through the canal dropped 114 feet (35 m) through the mill powering eight paper machines producing 240 tons of
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Penobscot is most currently noted for it recreational use on its multiple significant Class IV and V rapids. It is used commercially by rafting, kayaking, and boogie boarding outfits, as well as non-commercial recreational paddling.
395:. What was then the largest paper mill in the world began operation in 1900 and within a year had captured twelve percent of the United States newsprint market. GNP held that market share for 16 years by increasing
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695:"GNIS Detail - West Branch Penobscot River"
380:for manufacturing. The company was renamed
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2030:Little Southwest Branch Saint John River
1794:Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
829:United States Department of the Interior
444:crosses the West Branch at Abol Bridge (
241:. The lake's principal inflows are the
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329:forests of the southern part of the
3771:Rivers of Piscataquis County, Maine
3113:West Branch Little Magalloway River
3073:Second East Branch Magalloway River
1787:Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
843:Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
820:Geographic Names Information System
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413:Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad
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3761:Tributaries of the Penobscot River
3098:Third East Branch Magalloway River
3013:Little East Branch Cupsuptic River
2998:First East Branch Magalloway River
1970:Campbell Branch Little Black River
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655:"The Northern: The Way I Remember"
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3766:Rivers of Penobscot County, Maine
2125:Southwest Branch Saint John River
2065:Northwest Branch Saint John River
747:Indian place names of New England
722:Indian place names of New England
406:The west branch also transported
193:is a 117-mile-long (188 km)
3776:Rivers of Somerset County, Maine
1906:Little River (Passamaquoddy Bay)
769:Larmer, Brook (March 27, 1986).
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825:United States Geological Survey
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419:to transport pulpwood from the
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301:, thence generally east to its
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3407:East Branch Mattawamkeag River
3262:West Branch Carrabassett River
2192:South Branch Stroudwater River
2135:West Branch Little Black River
2120:South Branch Meduxnekeag River
2060:North Branch Meduxnekeag River
1054:West Branch Mattawamkeag River
907:East Branch Mattawamkeag River
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3563:Goose River (Rockport Harbor)
3527:West Branch Piscataquis River
3417:East Branch Piscataquis River
3187:East Branch Sebasticook River
2790:Southwest Branch Indian River
2110:South Branch Blackwater River
2055:North Branch Blackwater River
1945:Baker Branch Saint John River
1689:Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
1068:West Branch Piscataquis River
921:East Branch Piscataquis River
815:"West Branch Penobscot River"
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374:Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
58:Physical characteristics
3507:South Branch Penobscot River
3457:North Branch Penobscot River
3442:Middle Branch Pleasant River
3118:West Branch Magalloway River
2861:Little River (Goosefare Bay)
2513:Little River (Drakes Island)
2226:East Branch Piscataqua River
1717:Great Northern Paper Company
1040:South Branch Penobscot River
984:North Branch Penobscot River
956:Middle Branch Pleasant River
388:per day from groundwood and
382:Great Northern Paper Company
247:South Branch Penobscot River
163: • elevation
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3786:Northern Forest Canoe Trail
3522:West Branch Penobscot River
3412:East Branch Penobscot River
3123:West Branch Nezinscot River
2978:East Branch Nezinscot River
2973:East Branch Cupsuptic River
2767:West Branch Sheepscot River
1061:West Branch Penobscot River
914:East Branch Penobscot River
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497:Northern Forest Canoe Trail
399:output of the west branch.
280:West Penobscot River source
191:West Branch Penobscot River
112: • location
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3422:East Branch Pleasant River
3128:West Branch Pleasant River
2983:East Branch Pleasant River
2674:West Branch Pleasant River
2591:Middle Branch Mousam River
2443:East Branch Chandler River
2140:West Branch Pocwock Stream
2115:South Branch Machias River
1990:East Branch Pocwock Stream
1212:Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes
1075:West Branch Pleasant River
928:East Branch Pleasant River
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16:River in the United States
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3314:East Branch Oyster River
3252:South Branch Sandy River
3247:South Branch Moose River
2620:Little Narraguagus River
2105:South Branch Birch River
2050:North Branch Birch River
1033:South Branch Marsh River
977:North Branch Marsh River
681:, accessed June 22, 2011
621:North Maine Woods topics
551:), and Chesuncook Lake (
3660:Middle Branch Mad River
3272:West Branch Moose River
3242:South Branch Dead River
3222:North Branch Dead River
3182:East Branch Moose River
3133:West Branch Swift River
3108:West Branch Ellis River
3018:Little Magalloway River
2988:East Branch Swift River
2851:Little River (Boothbay)
2374:West Branch Union River
2354:East Branch Union River
2025:Little Saint Roch River
1901:Little River (Big Lake)
1731:Hundred-Mile Wilderness
616:List of rivers of Maine
486:Hundred-Mile Wilderness
325:The west branch drains
175:117 miles (188 km)
92:1,020 feet (310 m)
3685:South Branch Mad River
3578:Passagassawakeag River
3355:Back River (Meduncook)
2015:Little Madawaska River
1780:Peaks-Kenny State Park
1745:Maine Central Railroad
744:Huden, John C (1962).
719:Huden, John C (1962).
345:towed to the river by
249:. From Seboomook Dam (
3665:Old Course Saco River
3088:Swift Cambridge River
2968:Dead River (Sabattus)
464:45.83525°N 68.96725°W
305:with the Penobscot's
3640:Little Ossipee River
3432:Little Seboeis River
3350:Back River (Medomak)
2958:Dead Cambridge River
2679:Western Little River
2010:Little Machias River
1829:Waldo–Hancock Bridge
942:Little Seboeis River
167:240 feet (70 m)
2866:Little River (York)
2090:Saint Francis River
1815:University of Maine
1738:Katahdin Iron Works
831:. 30 September 1980
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429:Golden Road (Maine)
269:45.9108°N 69.7327°W
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3437:Mattawamkeag River
3329:Saint George River
3295:Saint George River
3167:Carrabassett River
2933:Androscoggin River
2919:Androscoggin River
2826:Damariscotta River
2821:Cape Neddick River
2718:Salmon Falls River
2547:East Machias River
2415:Hardscrabble River
2005:Little Black River
1975:Chimenticook River
1142:Grand Lake Seboeis
998:Passadumkeag River
949:Mattawamkeag River
370:Millinocket, Maine
3781:North Maine Woods
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3650:Little Saco River
3635:Little Cold River
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2625:Narraguagus River
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2297:Harraseeket River
2261:Presumpscot River
2202:Presumpscot River
2187:Stroudwater River
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2040:Meduxnekeag River
1911:Pennamaquan River
1893:Passamaquoddy Bay
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1696:Baxter State Park
1296:Upper Wilson Pond
1177:Mattawamkeag Lake
1163:Lower Wilson Pond
1100:Canada Falls Lake
1005:Piscataquis River
970:Narramissic River
935:Kenduskeag Stream
699:geonames.usgs.gov
626:Amberjackmockamus
576:46.0700; -69.4195
536:45.8943; -69.6103
442:Appalachian Trail
331:Maine North Woods
295:Baxter State Park
274:45.9108; -69.7327
203:North Maine Woods
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2489:Harrington River
2448:Englishman River
2359:Little Bog River
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457:
456:
455:
452:
397:hydroelectricity
378:hydroelectricity
315:Penobscot County
288:
287:
285:
284:
283:
281:
276:
275:
270:
265:
262:
261:
260:
257:
157:
156:
154:
153:
152:
147:
143:
140:
139:
138:
135:
89:
77:
31:
19:
18:
3806:
3805:
3801:
3800:
3799:
3797:
3796:
3795:
3791:Rivers of Maine
3751:
3750:
3749:
3740:
3704:
3587:
3536:
3477:Penobscot River
3447:Molunkus Stream
3393:Penobscot River
3374:
3370:Meduncook River
3338:
3276:
3142:
3043:Nezinscot River
3003:Kennebago River
2953:Cupsuptic River
2900:
2891:Webhannet River
2846:Kennebunk River
2799:
2771:
2762:Sheepscot River
2728:Sheepscot River
2722:
2683:
2652:
2644:
2608:
2606:Narraguagus Bay
2600:
2571:
2530:
2522:
2518:Merriland River
2498:
2475:
2471:Skillings River
2452:
2424:
2396:
2378:
2337:
2316:
2280:
2246:Northwest River
2196:
2149:
1955:Big Black River
1940:Aroostook River
1920:
1916:St. Croix River
1878:
1876:drainage system
1872:Rivers of Maine
1869:
1839:
1834:
1827:
1820:
1813:
1806:
1801:Ripogenus Gorge
1799:
1792:
1785:
1778:
1771:
1764:
1757:
1752:Monson Railroad
1750:
1743:
1736:
1729:
1724:Great Works Dam
1722:
1715:
1708:
1701:
1694:
1687:
1676:
1669:
1662:
1655:
1648:
1641:
1634:
1627:
1620:
1613:
1606:
1599:
1592:
1585:
1578:
1571:
1564:
1557:
1550:
1543:
1536:
1529:
1522:
1515:
1508:
1501:
1494:
1487:
1480:
1473:
1466:
1459:
1452:
1445:
1438:
1431:
1424:
1417:
1410:
1403:
1396:
1389:
1382:
1375:
1368:
1361:
1354:
1347:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1301:
1294:
1287:
1280:
1275:South Twin Lake
1273:
1266:
1259:
1252:
1245:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1196:
1191:Nahmakanta Lake
1189:
1182:
1175:
1168:
1161:
1154:
1147:
1140:
1133:
1126:
1121:Chesuncook Lake
1119:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1091:
1080:
1073:
1066:
1059:
1052:
1045:
1038:
1031:
1024:
1017:
1010:
1003:
996:
989:
982:
975:
968:
963:Molunkus Stream
961:
954:
947:
940:
933:
926:
919:
912:
905:
898:
887:
884:Penobscot River
881:
834:
832:
813:
810:
809:
800:
798:
794:
793:
789:
779:
777:
767:
763:
753:
751:
742:
738:
728:
726:
717:
713:
703:
701:
693:
692:
685:
676:
672:
663:
661:
657:
653:
652:
639:
634:
612:
597:Ripogenus Gorge
582:Chesuncook Lake
581:
579:
575:
573:
569:
568:
565:
560:
557:
555:
553:
552:
542:Northeast Carry
541:
539:
535:
533:
529:
528:
525:
520:
517:
515:
513:
512:
474:
472:
468:
466:
462:
461:
458:
453:
450:
448:
446:
445:
438:
323:
291:Chesuncook Lake
279:
277:
273:
271:
267:
266:
263:
258:
255:
253:
251:
250:
239:Somerset County
231:
199:Penobscot River
164:
151:45.607; -68.541
150:
148:
144:
141:
136:
133:
131:
129:
128:
125:
117:Penobscot River
113:
87:
75:
38:
35:Ripogenus Gorge
33:West branch at
17:
12:
11:
5:
3804:
3794:
3793:
3788:
3783:
3778:
3773:
3768:
3763:
3746:
3745:
3742:
3741:
3739:
3738:
3736:Spurwink River
3733:
3728:
3726:Nonesuch River
3723:
3718:
3712:
3710:
3706:
3705:
3703:
3702:
3697:
3692:
3687:
3682:
3680:Shepards River
3677:
3672:
3667:
3662:
3657:
3652:
3647:
3642:
3637:
3632:
3627:
3622:
3617:
3611:
3609:
3599:
3593:
3592:
3589:
3588:
3586:
3585:
3580:
3575:
3570:
3565:
3560:
3555:
3553:Ducktrap River
3550:
3548:Bagaduce River
3544:
3542:
3538:
3537:
3535:
3534:
3529:
3524:
3519:
3514:
3509:
3504:
3499:
3494:
3489:
3484:
3482:Pleasant River
3479:
3474:
3469:
3464:
3459:
3454:
3449:
3444:
3439:
3434:
3429:
3424:
3419:
3414:
3409:
3404:
3398:
3396:
3386:
3380:
3379:
3376:
3375:
3373:
3372:
3367:
3362:
3357:
3352:
3346:
3344:
3340:
3339:
3337:
3336:
3331:
3326:
3321:
3316:
3311:
3306:
3300:
3298:
3288:
3282:
3281:
3278:
3277:
3275:
3274:
3269:
3264:
3259:
3254:
3249:
3244:
3239:
3234:
3229:
3224:
3219:
3214:
3209:
3204:
3199:
3197:Kennebec River
3194:
3189:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3164:
3159:
3153:
3151:
3148:Kennebec River
3144:
3143:
3141:
3140:
3135:
3130:
3125:
3120:
3115:
3110:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3065:
3063:Sabattus River
3060:
3055:
3053:Rangeley River
3050:
3048:Pleasant River
3045:
3040:
3035:
3030:
3025:
3020:
3015:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2980:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2960:
2955:
2950:
2945:
2943:Cathance River
2940:
2935:
2930:
2924:
2922:
2912:
2906:
2905:
2902:
2901:
2899:
2898:
2893:
2888:
2883:
2881:Pemaquid River
2878:
2876:Ogunquit River
2873:
2868:
2863:
2858:
2853:
2848:
2843:
2838:
2833:
2828:
2823:
2818:
2816:Benjamin River
2813:
2807:
2805:
2801:
2800:
2798:
2797:
2792:
2787:
2781:
2779:
2773:
2772:
2770:
2769:
2764:
2759:
2754:
2749:
2744:
2739:
2733:
2731:
2724:
2723:
2721:
2720:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2700:
2694:
2692:
2685:
2684:
2682:
2681:
2676:
2671:
2669:Pleasant River
2666:
2660:
2658:
2655:Pleasant River
2646:
2645:
2643:
2642:
2637:
2632:
2627:
2622:
2616:
2614:
2602:
2601:
2599:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2582:
2580:
2573:
2572:
2570:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2538:
2536:
2524:
2523:
2521:
2520:
2515:
2509:
2507:
2500:
2499:
2497:
2496:
2491:
2485:
2483:
2481:Harrington Bay
2477:
2476:
2474:
2473:
2468:
2462:
2460:
2454:
2453:
2451:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2438:Chandler River
2434:
2432:
2430:Englishman Bay
2426:
2425:
2423:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2406:
2404:
2398:
2397:
2395:
2394:
2388:
2386:
2380:
2379:
2377:
2376:
2371:
2366:
2361:
2356:
2351:
2345:
2343:
2328:
2322:
2321:
2318:
2317:
2315:
2314:
2309:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2288:
2286:
2282:
2281:
2279:
2278:
2273:
2268:
2263:
2258:
2256:Pleasant River
2253:
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2213:
2207:
2205:
2198:
2197:
2195:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2173:
2171:
2161:
2155:
2154:
2151:
2150:
2148:
2147:
2142:
2137:
2132:
2127:
2122:
2117:
2112:
2107:
2102:
2100:Shields Branch
2097:
2092:
2087:
2085:River De Chute
2082:
2077:
2072:
2067:
2062:
2057:
2052:
2047:
2042:
2037:
2032:
2027:
2022:
2017:
2012:
2007:
2002:
1997:
1992:
1987:
1982:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1947:
1942:
1937:
1935:Allagash River
1931:
1929:
1922:
1921:
1919:
1918:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1897:
1895:
1886:
1880:
1879:
1868:
1867:
1860:
1853:
1845:
1836:
1835:
1833:
1832:
1825:
1818:
1811:
1808:Stillwater Dam
1804:
1797:
1790:
1783:
1776:
1769:
1762:
1759:Mount Katahdin
1755:
1748:
1741:
1734:
1727:
1720:
1713:
1706:
1699:
1692:
1684:
1682:
1678:
1677:
1675:
1674:
1667:
1660:
1653:
1646:
1639:
1632:
1625:
1618:
1611:
1604:
1597:
1590:
1583:
1576:
1569:
1562:
1555:
1548:
1541:
1534:
1527:
1520:
1513:
1506:
1499:
1492:
1485:
1478:
1471:
1464:
1457:
1450:
1443:
1436:
1429:
1422:
1415:
1408:
1401:
1394:
1391:Dover-Foxcroft
1387:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1324:
1317:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1292:
1285:
1278:
1271:
1268:Seboomook Lake
1264:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1170:Matagamon Lake
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1071:
1064:
1057:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1012:Pleasant River
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
903:
895:
893:
889:
888:
880:
879:
872:
865:
857:
851:
850:
845:
840:
808:
807:
787:
761:
736:
711:
683:
670:
636:
635:
633:
630:
629:
628:
623:
618:
611:
608:
505:Moosehead Lake
490:Mount Katahdin
437:
434:
322:
319:
230:
227:
211:Abocadneticook
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
162:
159:
158:
126:
123:
120:
119:
114:
111:
108:
107:
104:
98:
97:
94:
93:
90:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
60:
59:
55:
54:
49:
45:
44:
40:
39:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3803:
3792:
3789:
3787:
3784:
3782:
3779:
3777:
3774:
3772:
3769:
3767:
3764:
3762:
3759:
3758:
3756:
3737:
3734:
3732:
3729:
3727:
3724:
3722:
3719:
3717:
3716:Dunstan River
3714:
3713:
3711:
3707:
3701:
3698:
3696:
3695:Tenmile River
3693:
3691:
3688:
3686:
3683:
3681:
3678:
3676:
3673:
3671:
3670:Ossipee River
3668:
3666:
3663:
3661:
3658:
3656:
3653:
3651:
3648:
3646:
3643:
3641:
3638:
3636:
3633:
3631:
3628:
3626:
3625:Hancock Brook
3623:
3621:
3618:
3616:
3615:Charles River
3613:
3612:
3610:
3607:
3603:
3600:
3598:
3594:
3584:
3583:Weskeag River
3581:
3579:
3576:
3574:
3571:
3569:
3566:
3564:
3561:
3559:
3556:
3554:
3551:
3549:
3546:
3545:
3543:
3539:
3533:
3530:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3520:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3505:
3503:
3500:
3498:
3497:Seboeis River
3495:
3493:
3490:
3488:
3485:
3483:
3480:
3478:
3475:
3473:
3470:
3468:
3465:
3463:
3460:
3458:
3455:
3453:
3450:
3448:
3445:
3443:
3440:
3438:
3435:
3433:
3430:
3428:
3425:
3423:
3420:
3418:
3415:
3413:
3410:
3408:
3405:
3403:
3400:
3399:
3397:
3394:
3390:
3387:
3385:
3384:Penobscot Bay
3381:
3371:
3368:
3366:
3365:Medomak River
3363:
3361:
3358:
3356:
3353:
3351:
3348:
3347:
3345:
3341:
3335:
3332:
3330:
3327:
3325:
3322:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3301:
3299:
3296:
3292:
3289:
3287:
3286:Muscongus Bay
3283:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3257:Temple Stream
3255:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3223:
3220:
3218:
3215:
3213:
3210:
3208:
3205:
3203:
3200:
3198:
3195:
3193:
3192:Eastern River
3190:
3188:
3185:
3183:
3180:
3178:
3175:
3173:
3170:
3168:
3165:
3163:
3160:
3158:
3155:
3154:
3152:
3149:
3145:
3139:
3136:
3134:
3131:
3129:
3126:
3124:
3121:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3106:
3104:
3101:
3099:
3096:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3068:Sanborn River
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3016:
3014:
3011:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2956:
2954:
2951:
2949:
2948:Concord River
2946:
2944:
2941:
2939:
2936:
2934:
2931:
2929:
2926:
2925:
2923:
2920:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2907:
2897:
2894:
2892:
2889:
2887:
2886:Sprague River
2884:
2882:
2879:
2877:
2874:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2862:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2808:
2806:
2802:
2796:
2793:
2791:
2788:
2786:
2783:
2782:
2780:
2778:
2774:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2757:Sasanoa River
2755:
2753:
2750:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2734:
2732:
2729:
2725:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2686:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2651:
2647:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2617:
2615:
2612:
2607:
2603:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2574:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2552:Machias River
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2542:Crooked River
2540:
2539:
2537:
2534:
2533:Machias River
2529:
2525:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2501:
2495:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2486:
2484:
2482:
2478:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2466:Jordan Stream
2464:
2463:
2461:
2459:
2458:Frenchman Bay
2455:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2435:
2433:
2431:
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3568:Little River
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3467:Orland River
3324:Oyster River
3207:Little River
3202:Lemon Stream
3083:Sunday River
3023:Little River
2841:Josias River
2836:Jordan River
2811:Batson River
2785:Indian River
2703:Little River
2664:Little River
2650:Pleasant Bay
2630:Spring River
2596:Mousam River
2577:Mousam River
2562:Middle River
2504:Little River
2420:Orange River
2410:Dennys River
2384:Chandler Bay
2302:Little River
2271:Sticky River
2231:Little River
2020:Little River
2000:Gobeil River
1884:Bay of Fundy
1594:Passadumkeag
1517:Mattawamkeag
1468:Island Falls
1261:Seboeis Lake
1240:Rainbow Lake
1156:Lobster Lake
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991:Orland River
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3721:Libby River
3690:South River
3630:Kezar River
3492:Sebec River
3360:Goose River
3232:Sandy River
3227:Roach River
3217:Moxie Falls
3212:Moose River
3093:Swift River
3058:Rapid River
3038:Muddy River
2993:Ellis River
2928:Alder River
2871:Morse River
2831:Johns River
2752:Marsh River
2742:Cross River
2557:Maine River
2528:Machias Bay
2392:Sandy River
2369:Union River
2340:Union River
2312:Royal River
2276:Tenny River
2266:Songo River
2236:Muddy River
2216:Chute River
2070:Otter River
1985:Depot River
1965:Brown River
1960:Birch River
1710:Gero Island
1671:Wytopitlock
1636:Springfield
1615:Sangerville
1538:Millinocket
1440:Haynesville
1233:Ragged Lake
1226:Pushaw Lake
1019:Sebec River
892:Tributaries
574: /
534: /
475:Abol Bridge
467: /
307:East Branch
272: /
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3755:Categories
3675:Saco River
3620:Cold River
3606:Saco River
3402:Dead River
3319:Mill River
3309:Dead River
3304:Back River
3172:Dead River
3162:Back River
3138:Wild River
3103:Webb River
2938:Bear River
2896:York River
2795:West River
2747:Dyer River
2737:Back River
2657:Watershed)
2613:Watershed)
2535:Watershed)
2494:Mill River
2402:Dennys Bay
2342:Watershed)
2211:Bear River
2182:Long Creek
2177:Fore River
2168:Fore River
1995:Fish River
1822:Veazie Dam
1664:Winterport
1475:Kenduskeag
1377:Charleston
1363:Burlington
1349:Brownville
1289:Toddy Pond
1282:Telos Lake
1254:Sebec Lake
1205:Lake Onawa
900:Dead River
835:2010-05-23
801:2012-12-29
664:2012-12-19
632:References
593:whitewater
580: (
561:69°25′10″W
558:46°04′12″N
540: (
521:69°36′37″W
518:45°53′39″N
473: (
454:68°58′02″W
451:45°50′07″N
436:Recreation
425:Saint John
366:paper mill
351:Log drives
303:confluence
278: (
259:69°43′58″W
256:45°54′39″N
180:Basin size
137:68°32′28″W
134:45°36′25″N
3655:Mad River
3608:Watershed
3395:Watershed
3297:Watershed
3150:Watershed
2921:Watershed
2777:Wohoa Bay
2730:Watershed
2691:Watershed
2579:Watershed
2506:Watershed
2349:Bog River
2204:Watershed
2170:Watershed
2159:Casco Bay
2080:Red River
1928:Watershed
1773:Orono Dam
1703:Fort Knox
1681:Landmarks
1587:Orrington
1419:Frankfort
1405:Eddington
1356:Bucksport
886:Watershed
386:newsprint
337:border.
235:Seboomook
195:tributary
3597:Saco Bay
2145:Wolastoq
1608:Prospect
1566:Old Town
1559:Oakfield
1510:Macwahoc
1426:Guilford
1384:Danforth
780:30 March
610:See also
421:Allagash
415:and the
408:pulpwood
197:of the
43:Location
1622:Sherman
1531:Milford
1503:Lincoln
1482:Kingman
1454:Howland
1433:Hampden
1412:Enfield
1328:Bradley
501:portage
390:sulfite
359:Sawmill
339:Logging
321:History
297:to the
215:Abenaki
48:Country
3709:Others
3541:Others
3343:Others
2804:Others
2285:Others
1650:Verona
1643:Veazie
1629:Smyrna
1601:Patten
1573:Orland
1552:Monson
1524:Medway
1496:Levant
1461:Hudson
1447:Hermon
1370:Carmel
1342:Brooks
1335:Brewer
1321:Bangor
754:19 May
729:19 May
704:19 May
372:. The
335:Quebec
327:spruce
311:Medway
229:Course
221:, and
172:Length
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1580:Orono
1314:Abbot
1306:Towns
1085:Lakes
658:(PDF)
503:from
343:sleds
207:Maine
102:Mouth
81:Maine
1657:Winn
1545:Milo
782:2021
756:2018
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495:The
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