Piscataqua River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
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• location | Maine |
The Piscataqua River is an 11.9-mile-long (19.2 km)[1] tributary of the Presumpscot River in the U.S. state of Maine. Via the Presumpscot River, it is part of the watershed of Casco Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
It rises at the outlet of Forest Lake in the southern corner of the town of Gray, flows briefly northeast, then turns southeast and enters the town of Cumberland.
Continuing southwest, it enters Falmouth, turns more south-southeast, and reaches the Presumpscot River just north of the Interstate 495 bridge.
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
- Bibliography
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piscataqua River
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
43°43′48″N 70°17′19″W / 43.73008°N 70.28866°W