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York County is the southwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Maine, along the state of New Hampshire's eastern border. It is divided from Strafford County, New Hampshire, by the Salmon Falls River, and the connected tidal estuary—the Piscataqua River. York County was permanently established in 1639. It is the state's oldest county and one of the oldest in the United States. Several of Maine's earliest colonial settlements are found in the county. As of the 2020 census, its population was 211,972, making it Maine's second-most populous county. Its county seat is Alfred. York County is part of the Portland–South Portland, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jonesport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,245 at the 2020 census. Jonesport is a fishing and lobstering town. It contains the villages or hamlets of Jonesport, Mason Bay, Monsapec, and West Jonesport.
The St. Croix River is a river in northeastern North America, 71 miles (114 km) in length, that forms part of the Canada–United States border between Maine (U.S.) and New Brunswick (Canada). The river rises in the Chiputneticook Lakes and flows south and southeast, between Calais and St. Stephen. It discharges into Passamaquoddy Bay, in the Bay of Fundy.
The Kennebec River is a 170-mile-long (270 km) river within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river flows southward. Harris Station Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in the state, was constructed near that confluence. The river is joined at The Forks by its tributary the Dead River, also called the West Branch.
Machias Seal Island is an island in disputed water between the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy, about 16 km (10 mi) southeast from Cutler, Maine, and 19 km (12 mi) southwest of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. Sovereignty of the island is disputed by the United States and Canada. The Canadian Coast Guard continues to staff a lighthouse on the island; the first lighthouse was constructed there in 1832.
Cobscook Bay is located in Washington County in the state of Maine. It opens into Passamaquoddy Bay, within the Bay of Fundy. Cobscook Bay is immediately south of the island city of Eastport, the main island of which straddles the two bays. In the 1930s, Cobscook Bay was part of the aborted Passamaquoddy Bay Tidal Power Project to generate electricity from its large tidal range.
Pleasant Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine, at the mouth of the Pleasant River.
Narraguagus Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.
Moose Island is an island in Eastport, Maine located at the entrance to Cobscook Bay from Passamaquoddy Bay in the Bay of Fundy. It is part of Shackford Head State Park.
The Machias River is a 60.0-mile-long (96.6 km) river in Maine, USA. It flows through Washington County in the eastern part of the state, from Fifth Machias Lake, passing the town of Machias and emptying into Machias Bay.
The Chandler River is a 24.5-mile-long (39.4 km) river in Washington County, Maine. It flows from its source on Cottontail Hill in Centerville to Jonesboro, where it empties into Englishman Bay.
The Englishman River is a short river in Washington County, Maine. From its source, in Whitneyville, Maine, the river runs about 8.1 miles (13.0 km) south to Roque Bluffs, where it empties into Englishman Bay.
The Indian River is a river in Washington County, Maine. From its source in Columbia Falls, the river runs about 12.7 miles (20.4 km) south to its estuary at the village of Indian River in the town of Addison. The tidal portion of the Indian River extends another 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south through the township of Jonesport, and then west to Wohoa Bay, an arm of Western Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. The term "Indian River" is also used to loosely refer to the entire combined townships of Addison and Jonesport through which the river passes.
The Little River is a short, mostly-tidal river in Perry, Maine. From Boyden Stream Reservoir it runs about 2 miles (3 km) east to Passamaquoddy Bay.
The Mill River is a short river in Washington County, Maine. From its source in Cherryfield, the river runs 7.8 miles (12.6 km) southeast to Flat Bay and its confluence with the Harrington River. Its lower length forms the border between the towns of Milbridge and Harrington.
The Orange River is a short river in Whiting, Maine.
The Pleasant River is a river in Washington County, Maine. From the outflow of Pleasant River Lake in Beddington, the river runs 44.8 miles (72.1 km) south, east, and south to Pleasant Bay. The river's mouth is on the border between the towns of Harrington and Addison.
The Saint George River is a river in Maine with a watershed of 225 square miles (580 km2) in a unique and historic area of mountains, sea coast, lakes, tidal streams and inlets. The origin of the Saint George River is the outflow of Saint George Lake in Liberty. The river follows a winding course 45 miles (72 km) south to Thomaston, where the river flows into the estuary and runs about 12 miles (19 km) southwest to Muscongus Bay, forming the border between Cushing and St. George.
The West River is a short river in Addison, Maine. From its source, the river runs about 5 miles (8 km) to its confluence with the Indian River at the head of Wohoa Bay.
Casco is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Casco in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 587 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- ↑ "Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance: Wohoa Bay" (PDF). Maine . Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ Purple, Adam (Summer 2012). "Dream Islands". Portland Magazine . Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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