| Long Creek | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Long_Creek_2023.jpg) Long Creek feeding into Clark Pond from the northwest | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Fore River |
• location | South Portland, Maine |
• coordinates | 43°38′02″N 70°19′27″W / 43.63377981°N 70.3240438°W |
| Length | 3.8 mi (6.1 km) |
Long Creek is a freshwater stream in southern Maine, United States. It is a tributary of the Fore River, into which it flows at South Portland, at the eastern edge of Portland International Jetport, via Clark Pond, directly south of Thompson's Point on the Portland side of the river. Its main branch is around 3.8 miles (6.1 km) long.[1]
It has five tributaries: South Branch, Blanchette Brook, North Branch, East Branch and the western tributary.[1]
Long Creek Youth Development Center stands near the mouth of the creek.[2]
- ^ a b "About". Long Creek Watershed. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Shame on Us’: How Maine Struggles to Handle Troubled Youth" – The New York Times, February 1, 2024