Penobscot River

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geographical feature river

The Penobscot River is a major river in Maine that flows through central and eastern parts of the state to Penobscot Bay, historically important for transportation, logging, and fisheries.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Penobscot River watershed 3
Penobscot River (vicinity) 1
Penobscot River valley 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
river ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emptiesInto Penobscot Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsNear Bangor, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Howland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lincoln, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Millinocket, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Town, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsThrough central Maine ⓘ
eastern Maine ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Penobscot Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance commercial fishing ⓘ
hydropower ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
hasEcosystemType estuarine system at its mouth ⓘ
hasWildlife American shad ⓘ
Atlantic salmon ⓘ
alewife ⓘ
bald eagle ⓘ
striped bass ⓘ
historicalUse fisheries ⓘ
logging ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
locatedIn Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCounty Hancock County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penobscot County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Piscataquis County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waldo County NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion New England ⓘ
mouthLocation Gulf of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penobscot Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Penobscot people ⓘ
partOf Penobscot River watershed ⓘ
region Downeast Maine ⓘ
surface form: Downeast Maine vicinity

central Maine forest region ⓘ
tributary East Branch Penobscot River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kenduskeag Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mattawamkeag River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Piscataquis River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Souadabscook Stream ⓘ
West Branch Penobscot River NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor boating ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
timber transport (historically) ⓘ
wasSiteOf Penobscot River Restoration Project ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Millinocket, Maine → hasNearbyBodyOfWater → Penobscot River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penobscot River watershed
Penobscot County, Maine → hasRiver → Penobscot River ⓘ
Gulf of Maine → inflow → Penobscot River ⓘ
Medway, Maine → isPartOf → Penobscot River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penobscot River watershed
Old Town, Maine → locatedInWatershed → Penobscot River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penobscot River watershed
Bangor, Maine → locatedOn → Penobscot River ⓘ
Bangor metropolitan area → locatedOnRiver → Penobscot River ⓘ
Brewer, Maine → locatedOnRiver → Penobscot River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penobscot River (vicinity)
The Maine Woods → mainSubject → Penobscot River ⓘ
Penobscot County, Maine → namedAfter → Penobscot River ⓘ
Bangor, Maine → river → Penobscot River ⓘ
Penobscot people → traditionalHomeland → Penobscot River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penobscot River valley