Saco River

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The Saco River is a major river in northeastern New England that flows from the White Mountains of New Hampshire through western Maine to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for industry, transport, and recreation.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country United States
drainageBasin Maine NERFINISHED
New Hampshire NERFINISHED
emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Saco Bay NERFINISHED
flowsDirection generally southeast
flowsFrom White Mountains
flowsThrough White Mountains NERFINISHED
formsBorderBetween Biddeford, Maine NERFINISHED
Saco, Maine NERFINISHED
hasCityOnBank Biddeford, Maine NERFINISHED
Conway, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Saco, Maine NERFINISHED
hasTributary Bearcamp River NERFINISHED
Ellis River (Saco River tributary)
Little Ossipee River
Ossipee River NERFINISHED
Swift River (Saco River tributary)
historicalUse industrial development
log driving
transportation
water power for mills
locatedIn Maine NERFINISHED
New England
New Hampshire NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Saco Bay
notableFor role in regional industry
scenic recreation
passesThrough Bartlett, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Biddeford, Maine NERFINISHED
Buxton, Maine NERFINISHED
Conway, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Fryeburg, Maine NERFINISHED
Hiram, Maine NERFINISHED
Saco, Maine NERFINISHED
Standish, Maine NERFINISHED
region eastern New Hampshire
northeastern New England
western Maine
sourceLocation New Hampshire NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
usedFor canoeing
fishing
kayaking
recreation
swimming

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Oxford County, Maine
containsBodyOfWater

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