The Little Ossipee River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 30, 2011 tributary of the
Saco River
The Saco River (Abenaki: ''Sαkóhki'') is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean ...
in southwestern
Maine
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, USA.
It rises at the outlet of
Balch Pond in the town of
Newfield and flows east, passing through Shapleigh Pond and flowing past the village of North Shapleigh. Forming the boundary between Newfield and the town of
Shapleigh, the river flows northeast, then reenters Newfield, passing the town center. Turning east, the river becomes the boundary between the towns of
Limerick
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(to the north) and
Waterboro (to the south). It passes through
Lake Arrowhead, a reservoir with a surrounding lakeside community, then continues northeast and north into the town of
Limington, where it joins the Saco near the village of East Limington.
See also
*
List of rivers of Maine
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Organizations
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References
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Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Rivers of York County, Maine
Saco River
Rivers of Maine
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