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The '''Damariscotta River''' is a {{convert|19.0|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed June 22, 2011</ref> [[tidal river]] in [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]], [[Maine]], that empties into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. ''Damariscotta'' is an old [[Abenaki]] word for "river of many fishes". There are 2,500-year-old oyster shell [[midden]]s (heaps) along the banks of the Damariscotta River, which occupies a [[drowned river valley]] leading to the [[Gulf of Maine]], a large embayment of the Atlantic Ocean. |
The '''Damariscotta River''' is a {{convert|19.0|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM |date=20120405064010 |dateformat=iso }}, accessed June 22, 2011</ref> [[tidal river]] in [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]], [[Maine]], that empties into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. ''Damariscotta'' is an old [[Abenaki]] word for "river of many fishes". There are 2,500-year-old oyster shell [[midden]]s (heaps) along the banks of the Damariscotta River, which occupies a [[drowned river valley]] leading to the [[Gulf of Maine]], a large embayment of the Atlantic Ocean. |
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The Damariscotta River begins at the outlet of [[Damariscotta Lake]], at Damariscotta Mills, a village straddling the boundary between the towns of [[Newcastle, Maine|Newcastle]] and [[Nobleboro, Maine|Nobleboro]]. Damariscotta Lake extends {{convert|12|mi}}<ref name=NHD/> north into the town of [[Jefferson, Maine|Jefferson]] and is fed from tributaries originating as far north as [[Washington, Maine|Washington]] and [[Somerville, Maine]]. From the lake's outlet, the Damariscotta River drops {{convert|50|ft}} over just {{convert|0.1|mi}} through Damariscotta Mills before reaching tidewater, at an arm of the river known as Salt Bay. The tidal Damariscotta flows southward between Newcastle, [[Edgecomb, Maine|Edgecomb]] and [[Boothbay, Maine|Boothbay]] on the west and [[Damariscotta, Maine|Damariscotta]], [[Bristol, Maine|Bristol]] and [[South Bristol, Maine|South Bristol]] on the east, reaching the Atlantic Ocean between Linekin Neck on the west and Inner Heron Island on the east. |
The Damariscotta River begins at the outlet of [[Damariscotta Lake]], at Damariscotta Mills, a village straddling the boundary between the towns of [[Newcastle, Maine|Newcastle]] and [[Nobleboro, Maine|Nobleboro]]. Damariscotta Lake extends {{convert|12|mi}}<ref name=NHD/> north into the town of [[Jefferson, Maine|Jefferson]] and is fed from tributaries originating as far north as [[Washington, Maine|Washington]] and [[Somerville, Maine]]. From the lake's outlet, the Damariscotta River drops {{convert|50|ft}} over just {{convert|0.1|mi}} through Damariscotta Mills before reaching tidewater, at an arm of the river known as Salt Bay. The tidal Damariscotta flows southward between Newcastle, [[Edgecomb, Maine|Edgecomb]] and [[Boothbay, Maine|Boothbay]] on the west and [[Damariscotta, Maine|Damariscotta]], [[Bristol, Maine|Bristol]] and [[South Bristol, Maine|South Bristol]] on the east, reaching the Atlantic Ocean between Linekin Neck on the west and Inner Heron Island on the east. |
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Revision as of 12:50, 21 July 2016
The Damariscotta River is a 19.0-mile-long (30.6 km)[1] tidal river in Lincoln County, Maine, that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Damariscotta is an old Abenaki word for "river of many fishes". There are 2,500-year-old oyster shell middens (heaps) along the banks of the Damariscotta River, which occupies a drowned river valley leading to the Gulf of Maine, a large embayment of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Damariscotta River begins at the outlet of Damariscotta Lake, at Damariscotta Mills, a village straddling the boundary between the towns of Newcastle and Nobleboro. Damariscotta Lake extends 12 miles (19 km)[1] north into the town of Jefferson and is fed from tributaries originating as far north as Washington and Somerville, Maine. From the lake's outlet, the Damariscotta River drops 50 feet (15 m) over just 0.1 miles (0.16 km) through Damariscotta Mills before reaching tidewater, at an arm of the river known as Salt Bay. The tidal Damariscotta flows southward between Newcastle, Edgecomb and Boothbay on the west and Damariscotta, Bristol and South Bristol on the east, reaching the Atlantic Ocean between Linekin Neck on the west and Inner Heron Island on the east.
It is a navigable river for nearly its entire 19-mile (31 km) length, to the bridge between Newcastle and Nobleboro (44°03′36″N 69°31′30″W / 44.060°N 69.525°W). It is important in local commerce for tourism, Oyster and Mussel Farming as well as other forms of aquaculture, clamming, marine worming and fishing.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webcite, accessed June 22, 2011
- ^ New England Gazetteer, John Hayward, Clearfield Co (March 2002) ISBN 0-8063-5163-2
External links
- "Damariscotta River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
43°49′N 69°34′W / 43.82°N 69.57°W