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    Kennebec River, Maine

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    The Kennebec River (Abenaki: Kinəpékʷihtəkʷ) is a 170-mile-long (270 km) river within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river flows southward. Harris Station Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in the state, was constructed near … See more

    The name "Kennebec" comes from the Eastern Abenaki /kínipekʷ/, meaning "large body of still water, large bay". See more

    Discovery by Europeans
    In 1605, French explorer Samuel de Champlain navigated the coast of what is now See more

    The Kennebec River before the construction of Edwards Dam was extremely important as a spawning ground for Atlantic fish. In 1837, the Edwards Dam was built across the … See more

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    Prior to the industrial era, the river contained many anadromous fish, in particular the Atlantic salmon. The exploiting of hydroelectric power in the region reduced the … See more

    The river drains 5,869 square miles (15,200 km ), and on average discharges 5.893 billion US gallons (22,310,000 m ) per day into See more

    MaineRivers.org Archived 2008-06-23 at the Wayback Machine Kennebec River profile
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  3. WebKennebec River, river in west-central Maine, U.S. The Kennebec rises from Moosehead Lake and flows south for about 150 miles (240 km) to …