Medomak River

Medomak River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaine
 • elevation600 feet (180 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Muscongus Bay
 • coordinates
44°00′32″N 69°23′20″W / 44.009°N 69.389°W / 44.009; -69.389 (Medomak River)
 • elevation
sea level
Length40 miles (64 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBack River, Goose River
Flour mill at the upper falls in Waldoboro, by Asa H. Lane. The Medomak River provided water power for many mills in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Medomak River, historically known as the Muscongus River, is a 40-mile-long (64 km)[1] river in Maine. From its source (44°21′48″N 69°21′09″W / 44.3634°N 69.3524°W / 44.3634; -69.3524 (Medomak River source)) in Liberty, the river winds 32 miles (51 km) south to the head of its tidal river estuary in Waldoboro, then about 8 miles (13 km) south to Bremen. The river flows through Hockomock Channel into the head of Muscongus Bay. Medomak is Abenaki for "place (river) of many alewives".

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 22, 2011