The Swift River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
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Maine
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. It is a tributary of the
Androscoggin River
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, which flows to the
Kennebec River near its mouth at the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
The Swift River rises in
Franklin County at the outlet of Swift River Pond, a small water body southeast of the
Rangeley Lake
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s. The river flows south into
Oxford County through the towns of
Byron
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,
Roxbury, and
Mexico
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, ending at the Androscoggin River at the town boundary between Mexico and
Rumford, and flowing through the downtown of the combined urban area formed by the two towns.
See also
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List of rivers of Maine
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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
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