Pennamaquan River

Pennamaquan River
Country	United States
State	Maine
City	Pembroke
Source	Pennamaquan Lake
- elevation	75 ft (23 m) [1]
- coordinates	44°59′45″N 67°12′30″W / 44.99583°N 67.20833°W
Mouth	Cobscook Bay
- elevation	0 ft (0 m) [2]
- coordinates	44°55′5″N 67°7′5″W / 44.91806°N 67.11806°WCoordinates: 44°55′5″N 67°7′5″W / 44.91806°N 67.11806°W

Head of tide at Pembroke

The Pennamaquan River is a short, 8.1-mile (13 km)^[3] river in the U.S. state of Maine, draining from medium-sized, low-elevation Pennamaquan Lake into Cobscook Bay.

Course

The river begins at the outlet of Pennamaquan Lake, which is located about 3.4 miles (5.5 km) northwest of Pembroke. The river flows southeast for about 3.3 miles (5.3 km) before turning briefly south for about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) before entering Cobscook Bay.

Tributaries

Of Pennamaquan Lake

• Taylor Brook
• Moosehorn Brook
• Round Lake
• Ohio Brook

Of the main river

• Crow Brook

See also

• List of rivers in Maine

References

1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
2. Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011

• "Pennamaquan River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-03-15.