Piscataqua, believed to be an
Abenaki
The Abenaki (Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was predom ...
word meaning ''rapid waters'', may refer to:
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Piscataqua River
The Piscataqua River (Abenaki: ''Pskehtekwis'') is a tidal river forming the boundary of the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Maine from its origin at the confluence of the Salmon Falls River and Cochecho River. The drainage basin of the river ...
, a fast-moving estuarine river dividing coastal New Hampshire and Maine in the United States
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Piscataqua River (Presumpscot River)
The Piscataqua River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 30, 2011 tributary of the Presumpscot River in the U.S. state of Maine. Via the Presumpscot River, it is p ...
, a tributary of the Presumpscot River in Maine
See also
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Piscataquis County, Maine
Piscataquis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,800, making it Maine's least-populous county. Its county seat is Dover-Foxcroft. The county was incorporated on March 23, 1838, ta ...
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Piscataquis River
The Piscataquis River is a major tributary of the Penobscot River, found in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. It starts from the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch () in Blanchard. The river flows in a mostly eastern direction ...
, a tributary of the Penobscot River in Maine
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Piscataquog River
The Piscataquog River is a river located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine.
The Piscataquog River begins at the outlet of Deering Reservoir, a lake in Deeri ...
, a tributary of the Merrimack River in New Hampshire
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Piscataway (disambiguation)
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