Kennebago Divide is a

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located in

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and

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counties. It is also known as North Peak of Kennebago Divide. Its highest peak is in Franklin County, about southeast of the

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with

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. Kennebago Divide is flanked to the northeast by White Cap Mountain, and to the south by

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. Kennebago Divide stands within the

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of the upper

Androscoggin River The Androscoggin River (Abenaki: ''Aləssíkαntekʷ'') is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, ...

, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the

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of the

Kennebec River The Kennebec River (Abenaki language, Abenaki: ''Kinəpékʷihtəkʷ'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 30, 2011 river within the U.S. state of Maine. It ri ...

, and then into the

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. The southeast side of Kennebago Divide drains into Bear Brook, and thence into the

Kennebago River The Kennebago River is a river in northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a tributary of Cupsuptic Lake, an arm of Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Via a chain of lakes and the Rapid River, it is part of the Androscoggin River watershed. Ke ...

, then into Cupsuptic Lake, through a series of lakes into the Rapid River and Umbagog Lake, the source of the Androscoggin River. The south end of Kennebago Divide drains into Wiggle Brook, then into the Kennebago River. The northwest side of Kennebago Divide drains into Porter Brook and the

Cupsuptic River The Cupsuptic River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 30, 2011 river in Maine. It flows from its source () near the Canada–United States border to Cupsuptic Lak ...

, then into Cupsuptic Lake.

References

New England Hundred Highest Mountains of Franklin County, Maine Mountains of Oxford County, Maine Mountains of Maine {{Maine-geo-stub