Presumpscot River

Presumpscot River
Presumpscot River at Westbrook in January 2008
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
RegionCumberland County
Physical characteristics
SourceSebago Lake
 • coordinates43°49′49″N 70°27′18″W / 43.83028°N 70.45500°W / 43.83028; -70.45500[1]
 • elevation270 ft (82 m)
MouthCasco Bay
 • coordinates
43°41′30″N 70°14′43″W / 43.69167°N 70.24528°W / 43.69167; -70.24528[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length25.8 mi (41.5 km)
Presumpscot River
Sebago Lake Eel Weir Dam
Maine 35.svg SR 35, North Windham
North Gorham Dam
North Gorham
Otter Brook
Dundee Dam
Babb's Bridge
Nason Brook
Pleasant River
Mountain Division
Newhall
Gambo Dam
Black Brook
US 202.svg US 202
Little Falls Dam
South Windham
Mallison Dam
Colley Wright Brook
Little River
Anderson Brook
Mosher Brook
Inkhorn Brook
Sacarappa Dam
Westbrook
Mountain Division
Cumberland Mills
Cumberland Mills Dam
Mill Brook
US 302.svg US 302
Minnow Brook
Meader Brook
I-95.svg I-95
Pan Am Railways
Maine 26.svg SR 26
Piscataqua River
I-495.svg I-495
Falmouth
Maine 9.svg SR 9
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
I-295.svg I-295
US 1.svg US 1
Casco Bay

The Presumpscot River (/prɪˈzʌmpskət/)[2] is a 25.8-mile-long (41.5 km)[3] river located in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is the main outlet of Sebago Lake. The river provided an early transportation corridor with reliable water power for industrial development of the city of Westbrook and the village of South Windham.[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Presumpscot River
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "FOPR". YouTube. 19 August 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
  4. ^ Barnes, p.13