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Kennebago River
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Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaine

The Kennebago River is a 30-mile-long (48 km) river in northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a tributary of Cupsuptic Lake, an arm of Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Via a chain of lakes and the Rapid River, it is part of the Androscoggin River watershed.

Kennebago Lake

Kennebago Lake
Location of the Kennebago Lake in Maine, USA.Location of the Kennebago Lake in Maine, USA.Kennebago LakeShow map of MaineLocation of the Kennebago Lake in Maine, USA.Location of the Kennebago Lake in Maine, USA.Kennebago LakeShow map of the United States
LocationFranklin County, Maine
Coordinates45°06′N 70°43′W / 45.100°N 70.717°W / 45.100; -70.717
Primary outflowsKennebago River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length4.6 mi (7.4 km)
Max. width1 km (1,100 yd)
Surface area1,764 acres (714 ha)
Max. depth116 feet (35 m)
Water volume102,475 acre⋅ft (126,401,000 m)
Surface elevation1,778 ft (542 m)

The Kennebago River passes by the western end of Kennebago Lake 11 miles (18 km) upstream of Cupsuptic Lake. The lake extends southeasterly from the river in Stetsontown township into the northeast corner of Davis township. Kennebago Lake has a native population of brook trout, rainbow smelt, and land-locked Atlantic salmon.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kennebago Lake
  2. ^ The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. p. 28. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
  3. ^ Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (2005-08-04). "Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Kennebago Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

44°59′23″N 70°46′59″W / 44.98978°N 70.78312°W / 44.98978; -70.78312

Androscoggin River watershed
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(Machias River Watershed)
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(Narraguagus River Watershed)
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(Pleasant River Watershed)
Piscataqua River Watershed
Sheepscot River Watershed
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Androscoggin River Watershed
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