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The Sebasticook River is a 76-mile-long (122 km) [1] river in the central part of Maine, in the United States. From its source ( 45°03′17″N 69°13′36″W / 45.05480°N 69.22655°W / 45.05480; -69.22655 ( Sebasticook River source ) ) in Dexter , the upper "Main Stream" section flows generally west and south 30 miles (48 km ...
The Sebasticook Lake Fishweir Complex is a series of prehistoric fishing weir structures submerged in the waters of Sebasticook Lake in Newport, Maine.With radiocarbon dates as far back as 3000 BCE, it is one of the oldest structures of its type in North America, and the only one in eastern North America that has been directly dated.
Situated on Sebasticook Lake, Newport is drained by Martin Stream and the East Branch of the Sebasticook River. Sebasticook Lake is contained entirely in the town of Newport, and is the largest lake contained in one town in the state of Maine. [15] The town is crossed by Interstate 95, U.S. Route 2, and state routes 7, 11, 100, and 222.
Fort Halifax was a fort on the north bank of the Sebasticook River. (It had previously been the location of the native Fort Taconnet or Taconock, which natives burned upon the approach of Major Benjamin Church during King William's War in the late 17th century. [6]) Its blockhouse, which survives, is the oldest blockhouse in the United States. [2]
Dam had raised the natural water level on Sennebec Pond, and was replaced with a fish ramp that maintained the level while opening 17 miles (27 km) of the Saint George River and 1,100 acres (450 ha) of lake habitat to fish passage.
East Pond is the headwater pond of the Belgrade chain of lakes. The south end of the pond is in Oakland, and the north end of the pond in Smithfield overflows westward approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) through the village of Smithfield into the east side of North Pond. [2]
The western basin overflows into Outlet Stream in the town of Vassalboro. Outlet Stream flows 7 miles (11 km) north to discharge into the Sebasticook River in Winslow 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream of the Kennebec River. [2] Summer water temperatures in China Lake range from 72 °F (22 °C) near the surface to 48 °F (9 °C) in the deepest pools.
Perkins Township (Swan Island) is an unorganized territory in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States.Originally incorporated as the town of Perkins, it was later abandoned, and has been uninhabited since the 1940s.