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Back River (Kennebec River tributary)

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Coordinates: 43°48′10″N 69°47′0″W / 43.80278°N 69.78333°W / 43.80278; -69.78333
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Back River
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Length16 miles (26 km)

The Back River is a 16-mile-long (26 km)[1] waterway in coastal Maine, in the combined estuary of the Sheepscot and the Kennebec rivers. The Back River runs from Wiscasset on the Sheepscot to Georgetown on the Kennebec, intersecting another channel, the Sasanoa River, at Hockomock Bay.

Maine State Route 144 bridges the northern section of the Back River from Wiscasset to Westport Island. Maine 127 bridges the narrow southern part at Arrowsic, from Arrowsic Island to Georgetown Island.

The site of the decommissioned Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant is on the northern section.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
  • "Back River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-09-11. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
  • Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

43°48′10″N 69°47′0″W / 43.80278°N 69.78333°W / 43.80278; -69.78333


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