The Back River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 22, 2011 tidal channel
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in the town of
Boothbay
Boothbay is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,003 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Back Narrows, Dover, East Boothbay, Linekin, Oak Hill, Ocean Point, Spruce Shores, and Trevett. The Boothbay reg ...
,
Maine
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, in the United States. It defines the east and south sides of Barters Island and connects with the
Sheepscot River
The Sheepscot River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 22, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Maine. Its lower portion is a complex island estuary with connections to ...
, which forms the west side of the island. The
Cross River joins the north end of the Back River with the Sheepscot River to the west.
Approximately north of where the river joins the Sheepscot River, another waterway of the
same name connects with the Sheepscot River.
See also
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Back River (Kennebec River)
The Back River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 30, 2011 waterway in coastal Maine, USA, in the combined estuary of the Sheepscot River, Sheepscot and the Kenneb ...
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List of rivers of Maine
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References
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Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Rivers of Lincoln County, Maine
Boothbay, Maine
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