The Cousins River ( Native American: ''Sisquisic'') is a , primarily tidal river in southern

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. Rising in the town of

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at the junction of Harvey Brook and Merrill Brook, it flows south and forms, for most of its course, the boundary between Freeport and Yarmouth. It flows into the

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just west of its mouth in

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. The river, Cousins Island and Littlejohn Island are named after Englishman John Cousins (–1682), who emigrated from

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Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
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