The Sabattus River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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accessed June 30, 2011 tributary of the

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, ...

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

. It rises at the outlet of Sabattus Pond in the town of Sabattus and flows south into the town of

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, reaching the Androscoggin just southeast of Lisbon Center and about upstream (northwest) of Lisbon Falls. Via the Androscoggin River, water from the Sabattus River flows to 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 ...

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and ultimately to the

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Sabattus Pond

Sabattus Pond is the largest lake on the Sabattus River. The pond extends northward from a dam in the northwest corner of Sabattus along the town line between

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to the west and

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to the east. The Androscoggin Railroad was built along the east shore of the pond in 1861. The abandoned railroad grade has subsequently been developed with shoreline residences and seasonal cabins west of

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. Poor water quality from extensive shoreline development has eliminated historic populations of

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and smallmouth bass. Remaining

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opportunities for

chain pickerel The chain pickerel (''Esox niger'') is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. The chain pickerel and the American pickerel (''E. americanus'') belong to the ''Esox'' genus of pike. Taxonomy French ...

and

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have been augmented by introducing

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. Northern Pike is the main fishery with an annual ice fishing Pike derby that have had specimens over 40 inches and 20 pounds being reported.

References

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Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Tributaries of the Kennebec River Rivers of Maine Rivers of Androscoggin County, Maine https://www.ohpikederby.com/ {{Maine-river-stub

Sabattus Pond

See also

References