Stillwater River (Maine)

Stillwater River
Country United States
Basin
Main source Maine
100 feet (30 m)
River mouth Penobscot River
50 feet (15 m)
44°52′56″N 68°39′49″W / 44.8823°N 68.6635°W / 44.8823; -68.6635 (Stillwater River)Coordinates: 44°52′56″N 68°39′49″W / 44.8823°N 68.6635°W / 44.8823; -68.6635 (Stillwater River)
Physical characteristics
Length 11.5 miles (18.5 km)

The Stillwater River is an 11.5-mile-long (18.5 km)[1] side channel of the Penobscot River in Maine. From its source (44°57′59″N 68°38′45″W / 44.9664°N 68.6458°W / 44.9664; -68.6458 (Stillwater River source)) in Old Town, the Stillwater runs 2.3 miles (3.7 km) northwest along the northeast side of Orson Island, the site of the Penobscot Indian Reservation. It then runs 9.2 miles (14.8 km) south along the west sides of Orson and Marsh islands, over three dammed falls. The stream rejoins the main stem of the Penobscot in Orono.

The University of Maine campus, including the Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, overlooks the Stillwater River near its confluence with the Penobscot River.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed June 22, 2011


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.