The Swift Cambridge River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed June 30, 2011 river in northwestern
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 ...
. It rises near the
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
border, north of
Grafton Notch
Grafton Notch is a notch, or mountain pass, located in Oxford County, Maine. The notch demarks the northeastern end of the Mahoosuc Range, and thus of the White Mountains. Maine State Route 26 passes through the notch.
North of the drainage d ...
, and flows north through the Grafton Forest Wilderness Preserve to the
Dead Cambridge River, a tributary of
Umbagog Lake
Umbagog Lake is a wilderness lake located in Coös County, New Hampshire, and Oxford County, Maine. It is one of the most pristine lakes in the state of New Hampshire. It lies in the towns of Errol, New Hampshire, and Upton, Maine, as well as ...
. The
Androscoggin River
The Androscoggin River (Abenaki: ''Ammoscongon'') is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data''The National Map'', a ...
flows from Umbagog to the tidal
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 Maine.
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 Oxford County, Maine
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