Androscoggin River

The Androscoggin River (Abenaki: Ammoscocongon) is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is 178 miles (286 km) long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is 3,530 square miles (9,100 km2) in area. The name "Androscoggin" comes from the Eastern Abenaki term Ammoscocongon, which referred to the entire portion of the river north of the Great Falls in Lewiston, Maine. The Anglicization of the Abenaki term is likely an analogical contamination with the colonial governor Edmund Andros.

Androscoggin River
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The Androscoggin flowing past Lewiston, Maine
Map of the Androscoggin River watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaine, New Hampshire
CitiesAuburn, Lewiston, Berlin
Physical characteristics
SourceUmbagog Lake
 • locationCoos County, New Hampshire
 • coordinates44°46′59″N 71°3′41″W
 • elevation1,243 ft (379 m)
MouthKennebec River
 • location
Merrymeeting Bay, Sagadahoc County, Maine
 • coordinates
43°57′2″N 69°52′39″W
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length164 mi (264 km)
Basin size3,450 sq mi (8,900 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationAuburn
 • average6,174 cu ft/s (174.8 m3/s)
 • minimum340 cu ft/s (9.6 m3/s)
 • maximum135,000 cu ft/s (3,800 m3/s)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average6,482 cu ft/s (183.5 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSunday River, Dead River
 • rightMagalloway River, Peabody River, Wild River
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