Sebasticook River
| Sebasticook River | ||
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| Water code | US : 575164 | |
| location | Maine (USA) | |
| River system | Kennebec River | |
| Drain over | Kennebec River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin |
Great Moose Lake 44 ° 54 ′ 9 ″ N , 69 ° 28 ′ 15 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 74 m | |
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Kennebec River Coordinates: 44 ° 32 '18 " N , 69 ° 37' 59" W 44 ° 32 '18 " N , 69 ° 37' 59" W. |
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| Mouth height | 9 m | |
| Height difference | 65 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.98 ‰ | |
| length | 66 km | |
| Catchment area | 2522 km² (other information: 2424 km²) | |
| Left tributaries | East Branch Sebasticook River | |
| Small towns | Pittsfield , Winslow | |
| Communities | Hartland , Clinton | |
The Sebasticook River is a left tributary of the Kennebec River in the US state of Maine .
River course
The Sebasticook River forms the drain of Great Moose Lake north of Hartland . In Hartland, the Morgan Dam is located on the river. The Sebasticook continues to flow south-southeast to Pittsfield . Shortly afterwards, the East Branch Sebasticook River meets the Sebasticook River coming from the north. The river then turns towards the south-southeast. He passes the places Burnham , Clinton and Benton . The Maine State Route 100 follows the river. Eventually the Sebasticook River reaches Winslow , where it joins the Kennebec River. The Sebasticook River has a length of 66 km. Its catchment area covers 2522 km².
fauna
The river system of the Sebasticook River used to be an important spawning area for the sea bass species Morone saxatilis , the herring species Alosa sapidissima and Alosa pseudoharengus of the genus Alosa and other migratory fish. As part of the renaturation program in the catchment area of the Kennebec River, the Fort Halifax Dam in Winslow was demolished in 2003 in order to make the river section above accessible again for migratory fish.
Hydropower plants
There are several hydropower plants on the Sebasticook River:
- Hartland , at Morgan Dam
- 2 plants in Pittsfield
- Burnham , above Burnham, 1.7 MW with 3 units
- Benton Falls , at Benton, 4.2 MW with 2 units
- Fort Halifax , in Winslow, decommissioned
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Great Moose Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Sebasticook River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Sebasticook Regional Land Trust ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Kennebec Watershed Restoration
- ↑ Hydro Reform Coalition
