The Songo River is a
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Maine
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. The river flows from
Brandy Pond at the south end of
Long Lake into
Sebago Lake
Sebago Lake is the deepest and second-largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine. The lake is deep at its deepest point, with a mean depth of . It is possible that Sebago is the deepest lake wholly contained within the entire New England region, ...
at
Sebago Lake State Park
Sebago Lake State Park is a public recreation area encompassing on the north shore of Sebago Lake in the New England town, towns of Naples, Maine, Naples and Casco, Maine, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County, Maine. It opened in 1 ...
.
Songo Lock, the last remaining lock of the 19th-century
Cumberland and Oxford Canal, controls the elevation of Long Lake and allows
navigation
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of large boats between Long Lake and Sebago Lake.
See also
*
List of rivers of Maine
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Songo River Queen II
References
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Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Rivers of Maine
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