The Swift River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed June 30, 2011 river in western
Maine
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. It is a tributary of 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 ...
, which flows to 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 ...
near its mouth at the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
The Swift River rises in
Franklin County at the outlet of Swift River Pond, a small water body southeast of the
Rangeley Lakes. The river flows south into
Oxford County through the towns of
Byron
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,
Roxbury, and
Mexico
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, ending at the Androscoggin River at the town boundary between Mexico and
Rumford, and flowing through the downtown of the combined urban area formed by the two towns.
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
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