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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.
The sole outflow is Twenty-Five Mile Stream, via a wetlands to the southwest of the lake, which in turn feeds into the Sebasticook River. The lake is surrounded by almost 300 residences, of which slightly more than half are seasonal. [1] It is also used for boating, fishing, camping, and swimming.
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.
Include “Fishing Report” in the subject line and a full caption and email to ... Valley Rod & Gun, Clovis (559) 292-3474; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hensley Lake Hidden Dam (559) 673 ...
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]
Maranacook Lake from Green Street, Winthrop c. 1905. Maranacook Lake is a lake in Kennebec County, Maine located in the towns of Readfield and Winthrop.The lake covers 1,673 acres (677 ha) with a maximum depth of 118 feet (36 m) and a mean depth of 30 feet (9.1 m).
The dam was built at the outlet of First Lake, and flooded vast expanses of low-lying land extending upstream to include Second Lake. The shallow water habitat created by the dam is more suitable for yellow perch , fallfish , and longnose sucker rather than for trout .