The Eastern River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 30, 2011 tributary of the
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River (Abenaki language, Abenaki: ''Kinəpékʷihtəkʷ'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 30, 2011 natural river within the U.S. state of Ma ...
in
Pittston
Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city lies in the Wyoming Valley on the east side of the Susquehanna River and on the south side of the Lackawanna River. It is approximately midway between Wilkes-Barre, Pen ...
and
Dresden, Maine
Dresden is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, that was incorporated in 1794. The population was 1,725 at the 2020 census.
History
The town was originally settled in 1752 under the name Frankfort by French and German Huguenots, who ...
. The river rises in Eastern Pittston at the confluence of its
east
East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...
and
west
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance langu ...
branches and flows southwest to its mouth at the Kennebec in Southern Dresden.
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
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Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Tributaries of the Kennebec River
Rivers of Maine
Rivers of Kennebec County, Maine
Rivers of Lincoln County, Maine
Rivers of Sagadahoc County, Maine
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