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 River | |
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   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maine |
Kennebago Lake
edit| Kennebago Lake | |
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 Kennebago Lake Kennebago Lake | |
| Location | Franklin County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 45°06′N 70°43′W / 45.100°N 70.717°W[1] |
| Primary outflows | Kennebago River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 4.6 mi (7.4 km)[2] |
| Max. width | 1 km (1,100 yd)[2] |
| Surface area | 1,764 acres (714 ha)[3] |
| Max. depth | 116 feet (35 m)[4] |
| Water volume | 102,475 acre⋅ft (126,401,000 m3)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 1,778 ft (542 m)[1] |
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.[2] Kennebago Lake has a native population of brook trout, rainbow smelt, and land-locked Atlantic salmon.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kennebago Lake
- ^ a b c The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. p. 28. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Kennebago Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kennebago River
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
44°59′23″N 70°46′59″W / 44.98978°N 70.78312°W