 Kennebec River Data:Length: 230 miles Drainage Area: 5,870 square miles (above Merrymeeting Bay)Discharge at Merrymeeting Bay: 5,893 million gallons/day (avg.)Rivers, Lakes, and Streams in the Kennebec Watershed: Alder Stream Annabessacook Lake Attean Pond Austin Pond Austin Stream Bagadasset River Belgrade Stream Black Brook Black Stream Bog Stream Brassua Lake Brassua Stream Bunny Brook Carrabasset River Carrabasset Stream Chain Lakes Chase Stream China Lake Churchill Stream Cobbosseecontee Lake Cold Stream Craigin Stream Dead River E Br Sebasticook River East Pond Eastern River Emeden Pond Enchanted Stream Fall Brook First Roach Pond Flagstaff Lake Fifteen Mile Stream Fillibrown Brook Fish Brook Gillman Pond Great Moose Lake Great Pond Halfmoon Stream Halfway Brook Heald Stream Higgins Brook Indian Pond Indian Stream Kennebec River Kibby Stream King And Bartlett Lake Lake Wassookeag Lemon Stream Lilly Bay Brook Little Indian Stream Little Spencer Stream Long Pond Lucky Brook Lutton Brook Maranacook Lake Martin Stream Messalonskee Lake Mill Stream Misery Stream Moose River Moosehead Lake Moxie Pond Muddy Brook Nash Stream North Pond Orbeton Stream Outlet Stream Pierce Pond Pleasant Lake Pleasant Pond Pleasant Pond Stream Roach River Sandy River Sandy Stream Sebasticook Lake Sebasticook River S B Alder Stream Salmon Stream Socatean Stream Spencer Lake Spencer Stream Spring Lk Squaw Brook Statton Brook Stony Brook Temple Stream Threemile Pond Tim Brook Tomhegan Stream Togus Pond Torsey Lake Unity Pond Webber Pond Wesserunsett Lake Wesserunsett Stream Whipple Pond Wilson Pond Wilson Stream Wing Brook Wood Pond Worromontogus Stream |
 Kennebec WatershedOriginating from Moosehead Lake and the Moose River, the Kennebec flows gently for much of its course.
The river had perhaps the most magnificent runs of anadromous fish on Maine’s coast. Atlantic salmon, alewives, shad, sturgeon and striped bass all swarmed far upstream to spawning grounds. The fish were decimated, however, by dams and pollution. With the removal of Edwards Dam in July 1999, however, and more stringent discharge controls, the Kennebec is recovering.
Kennebec (photo by Russ Williams)
Kennebec (photo by Russ Williams) Messalonskee Stream flows through one of the most populous sections of Maine. Its banks pass a remarkable variety of landscapes, from residential homes, pastures and fields, a deep and narrow gorge, the neighborhoods of Waterville and a remarkably scenic junction with the Kennebec at a long rapids called Petty’s Rips.
Messalonskee Stream(photo by Doug Watts) Local OrganizationsKennebec Watersheds
China Region Lakes Alliance Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed Friends of the Kennebec Salmon Friends of Merrymeeting Bay Friends of Messalonskee Watershed P.O. Box 532 Oakland, ME 04963 friendsofmessalonskee@hotmail.com http://www.friendsofmessalonskee.com Kennebec Estuary Land Trust 207-442-8400 Sebasticook Regional Land Trust 207-948-3766
|
Our mission is to protect, restore, and enhance the ecological health of Maine's river systems
Our mission is to protect, restore and enhance
the ecological health of Maine's river systems.
More Info
River News
Connecting Rivers, Fish and People- by Bike
Connecting Rivers, Fish & People By Alicia Pulsifer Heyburn
Bill Townsend, a ‘giant’ in Maine’s conservation community, dies at 89
Portland Press Herald article
Penobscot chief welcomes stricter water quality rules for river imposed by EPA
Bangor Daily News article
Maine River Restoration Successes
We celebrate river restoration achievements across the state. Read More
Advocating for Free Flowing Rivers
Hundreds of years ago, before the first European settlers came to Maine, the region looked very different.
Read more
Restoring Native Fish to Our Rivers
We work to restore native fish populations to rivers throughout Maine. Read more
Supporting Grassroots Efforts
We forge alliances, support local river groups and help create grassroots organizations for watershed protection. Read more
Contact Us
P.O. Box 782
Yarmouth, ME 04096
Phone: 207-847-9277
Email: info@mainerivers.org
Donate Now
Copyright © 2018 · Site Design: Phoenix Massey Studio · Genesis Theme Framework by StudioPress · Log in