The Crooked River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 30, 2011 tributary
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of the
Songo River
The Songo River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 30, 2011 river in Maine. The river flows from Brandy Pond (Cumberland County, Maine), Brandy Pond at the south en ...
in
Maine
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. It is the longest of the tributaries of
Sebago Lake
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, the outlet of which is the
Presumpscot River
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, flowing to
Casco Bay
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on the
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.
The Crooked River rises at the outlet of Songo Pond in the unorganized territory of
South Oxford in
Oxford County, near the eastern end of the
White Mountain National Forest
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. It flows southeast through the towns of
Waterford
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,
Norway
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,
Otisfield,
Harrison
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* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
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* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
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* Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Port H ...
in
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,
Naples
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, and
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, reaching the Songo River south of that river's source at the outlet of Brandy Pond and upstream from the mouth of the Songo in Sebago Lake.
See also
*
List of rivers of Maine
List of rivers in Maine these are the rivers in Maine
Saint John River
Note: Higher part of Saint John River is recuperating water from tributaries of Southeast Quebec
Left bank of Saint John River (Maine)
* Saint John River
** Southwest Branc ...
References
*
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Rivers of Oxford County, Maine
Rivers of Cumberland County, Maine
Harrison, Maine
Naples, Maine
Casco, Maine
Norway, Maine
Rivers of Maine
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