The Weskeag River is a short tidal river in
Knox County,
Maine
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. The
Abenaki
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Indians
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called it Wessaweskeag, meaning "tidal creek" or "salt creek". From its source () in
South Thomaston
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, the river runs northeast and southeast to its confluence with Marsh Creek, then southeast through its
estuary
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to the Muscle Ridge Channel of
West Penobscot Bay
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.
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed June 22, 2011 Its mouth is on the border between the towns of South Thomaston and
Owls Head.
See also
*
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
Rivers of Knox County, Maine
Rivers of Maine
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