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Abagadasset River
The Abagadasset River is a 16 mile (25.7 km) long[5] tributary of the Kennebec River entirely in Sagadahoc County, Maine. The river starts just south of Gardiner, and flows into Merrymeeting Bay.
| Abagadasset River | |
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The Abagadasset in September 2022 | |
Location of Abagadasset River mouth Abagadasset River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Sagadahoc |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cobbosseecontee Stream divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles south of Libby Hill, Maine |
| • coordinates | 44°09′31″N 069°50′31″W / 44.15861°N 69.84194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 280 ft (85 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Kennebec River |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Chops Crossroads, Maine at Merrymeeting Bay |
• coordinates | 44°00′35″N 069°51′06″W / 44.00972°N 69.85167°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 13.52 mi (21.76 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 20.86 square miles (54.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Kennebec River |
| • average | 38.20 cu ft/s (1.082 m3/s) at mouth with Kennebec River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally south |
| River system | Kennebec River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Baker Brook |
| Bridges | I-295, Beedle Road, Alexander Reed Road, Langdon Road, ME 197, Carding Machine Road, ME 24, Browns Point Road |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Abagadasset River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Abagadasset River Topo Map, Sagadahoc County ME (Richmond Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Abagadasset River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 30, 2011
- "Abagadasset River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency