Abagadasset River

Abagadasset River
The Abagadasset in September 2022
Abagadasset River is located in Maine
Abagadasset River
Location of Abagadasset River mouth
Abagadasset River is located in the United States
Abagadasset River
Abagadasset River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountySagadahoc
Physical characteristics
SourceCobbosseecontee Stream divide
 • locationabout 0.1 miles south of Libby Hill, Maine
 • coordinates44°09′31″N 069°50′31″W / 44.15861°N 69.84194°W / 44.15861; -69.84194[1]
 • elevation280 ft (85 m)[2]
MouthKennebec River
 • location
about 1.5 miles west of Chops Crossroads, Maine at Merrymeeting Bay
 • coordinates
44°00′35″N 069°51′06″W / 44.00972°N 69.85167°W / 44.00972; -69.85167[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length13.52 mi (21.76 km)[3]
Basin size20.86 square miles (54.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationKennebec River
 • average38.20 cu ft/s (1.082 m3/s) at mouth with Kennebec River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemKennebec River
Tributaries 
 • leftBaker Brook
BridgesI-295, Beedle Road, Alexander Reed Road, Langdon Road, ME 197, Carding Machine Road, ME 24, Browns Point Road

The Abagadasset River is a 16 mile (25.7 km) long[5] tributary of the Kennebec River entirely in Sagadahoc County, Maine. The river starts just south of Gardiner, and flows into Merrymeeting Bay.

Course of Abagadasset River
  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Abagadasset River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Abagadasset River Topo Map, Sagadahoc County ME (Richmond Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Abagadasset River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 30, 2011