Damariscotta River

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Damariscotta River is a relatively short river in Maine that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Damariscotta is an old Abenaki word for "river of many fishes". There are 2,500-year-old oyster shell middens (heaps) along the banks of the Damariscotta River, which is a tidal estuary of the Gulf of Maine.

The Damariscotta River is fed from ponds in Jefferson and Nobleboro, Maine. It flows southward between Newcastle, Edgecomb and Boothbay on the west and Bristol on the east.

It is a navigable river for about 16 miles inland, to the bridge between Newcastle and Nobleboro. It is important in local commerce and shipbuilding and is used to transport lumber.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Whaleback Shell Midden

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Coordinates: 43°57′53.3″N, 69°33′17.9″W