The Old Course Saco River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed June 30, 2011 river in the towns of
Fryeburg and
Lovell in western
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
in the United States. It was the route of the
Saco River
The Saco River ( , Abenaki: ''Sαkóhki'') is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, emptying into the Atlantic O ...
until the early 1800s, when the river's current course (called at first the "Canal River") was dug to shorten its length considerably.
See also
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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
Rivers of Maine
Saco River
Rivers of Oxford County, Maine
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