Meduncook River
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River in the United States
| Meduncook River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maine |
| • elevation | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Muscongus Bay |
• coordinates | 43°56′42″N 69°19′30″W / 43.945°N 69.325°W / 43.945; -69.325 (Meduncook River) |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | about 7 miles (11 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Back River |
The Meduncook River is a 7-mile-long (11 km)[1] river in Knox County, Maine. From its source (44°01′04″N 69°17′03″W / 44.0178°N 69.2842°W / 44.0178; -69.2842 (Meduncook River source)) in Friendship, the river runs about 1 mile south to the head of its estuary, then about 6 miles southwest to Muscongus Bay. The estuary forms part of the border between Friendship and Cushing.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 22, 2011
- "Meduncook River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
- Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
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