Androscoggin River

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The Androscoggin River is a major river in northern New England that flows from New Hampshire through western Maine, historically important for logging, hydropower, and recreation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedPeople Abenaki people
basinCountry United States
borderFunction forms part of the border between New Hampshire and Maine
country United States
drainageBasin Androscoggin River watershed
environmentalStatus subject to water quality improvement efforts
flowsThrough Androscoggin County, Maine NERFINISHED
Auburn, Maine NERFINISHED
Berlin, New Hampshire
Bethel, Maine NERFINISHED
Brunswick, Maine NERFINISHED
Coos County, New Hampshire
Gorham, New Hampshire
Jay, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Livermore Falls, Maine
Mexico, Maine
Oxford County, Maine NERFINISHED
Rumford, Maine NERFINISHED
Sagadahoc County, Maine NERFINISHED
Topsham, Maine NERFINISHED
hasBridge Frank J. Wood Bridge NERFINISHED
hasDam Brunswick Dam
Riley Dam
Rumford Falls Dam
Wyman Dam
hasTributary Dead River (Androscoggin tributary)
Little Androscoggin River NERFINISHED
Nezinscot River NERFINISHED
Swift River (Androscoggin River) NERFINISHED
historicalUse hydropower
log driving
paper mills
textile mills
length about 178 miles
about 286 kilometers
locatedIn Maine
New England
New Hampshire
mouth Kennebec River NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Maine
Merrymeeting Bay
nameEtymology derived from an Abenaki word
nearProtectedArea Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
notableIssue industrial pollution in the 20th century
recreationTrail Androscoggin Riverlands State Park
source Umbagog Lake NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Maine
New Hampshire
tributaryOf Kennebec River NERFINISHED
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation
whitewater kayaking


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