Sunday River
Sunday River | ||
Sunday River Bridge |
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Water code | US : 581232 | |
location | Oxford County in Maine (USA) | |
River system | Kennebec River | |
Drain over | Androscoggin River → Kennebec River → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | near Mount Carlo in the Mahoosuc Range 44 ° 28 ′ 42 ″ N , 70 ° 59 ′ 56 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 700 m | |
muzzle |
Androscoggin River Coordinates: 44 ° 27 '20 " N , 70 ° 48' 3" W 44 ° 27 '20 " N , 70 ° 48' 3" W. |
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Mouth height | 189 m | |
Height difference | approx. 511 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 24 ‰ | |
length | 21 km | |
Catchment area | 130 km² |
The Sunday River is a left tributary of the Androscoggin River in Oxford County in the southwest of the US state Maine .
The Sunday River has its source near Mount Carlo in the Mahoosuc Range . It flows in a predominantly easterly direction over a distance of 23 km to its confluence with the Androscoggin River about 5 km north of Bethel .
The lower 12 km of the Sunday River are connected to the canoe passable, wherein rapids of difficulty are II-III.
South of the river course of Sunday River is located the eponymous ski resort Sunday River .
Covered bridges
8 km above the mouth spans the Built in 1872, covered bridge Sunday River Bridge river.