The Magalloway River is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in northwestern

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 ...

and northern

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in the

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. It is a

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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, ...

, which 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 ...

Merrymeeting Bay Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal bay located in the U.S. state of Maine. Merrymeeting Bay's unusual geography defies common landform terms. It is not what is usually meant by the word bay. It is somewhat like an estuary but it has fres ...

in Maine, near the

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. The total length of the river is , or if the distances across intervening

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s are included. The Magalloway River rises near the extreme northwestern corner of Maine, at the juncture of the

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and the Third East Branch of the Magalloway. The river flows south through

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country to

Parmachenee Lake Parmachenee Lake is on the Magalloway River near the Canadian border on the western edge of Maine. The lake was named for the daughter of Native American chief Metalluk, and is best known for the Gilded Age Parmachenee Club. The Magalloway River ...

, then descends for another to the Aziscohos Lake. Below the lake dam, the Magalloway turns west and descends in to the village of Wilsons Mills, Maine, before once again turning south, now along the New Hampshire–Maine border. The river ends where it joins the outlet of

Umbagog Lake Umbagog Lake is a wilderness lake located in Coös County, New Hampshire, and Oxford County, Maine. It is one of the most pristine lakes in the state of New Hampshire. It lies in the towns of Errol, New Hampshire, and Upton, Maine, as well as the ...

, forming the

. Tributaries of the Magalloway include the West Branch, the First, Second, and Third East Branches, the

Little Magalloway River The Little Magalloway River is a river in northwestern Maine and northern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Magalloway River, located in the Androscoggin River watershed of Maine and New Hampshire. The river rises in Ne ...

, and the

Dead Diamond River The Dead Diamond River is an river in northern New Hampshire in the United States. Its water enters the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Maine by passing through the Magalloway, Androscoggin, and Kennebec rivers. The Dead Diamond River is formed ...

. The Magalloway passes through the

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of Parmachenee, Lynchtown, Parkertown, Lincoln, and Magalloway Plantation in Maine, and the townships of Second College Grant and Wentworth Location in New Hampshire. Its name is from some Native American language, meaning "large tail".

Aziscohos Lake

Aziscohos Lake extends upstream from Aziscohos Dam in Lincoln Plantation through Parkertown township into Lynchtown township. The reservoir is good habitat for

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and land-locked

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. There is a public boat launch site at the south end of the reservoir off

Maine State Route 16 State Route 16 (SR 16) is a numbered state highway in Maine, United States. SR 16 runs from the New Hampshire state line (signed as NH-16) at Wentworth Location (near Lake Aziscohos) in the west to Orono at the eastern terminus. Stat ...

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Rivers of New Hampshire Tributaries of the Kennebec River Rivers of Maine Rivers of Coös County, New Hampshire Rivers of Oxford County, Maine Maine placenames of Native American origin New Hampshire placenames of Native American origin {{NewHampshire-river-stub

Aziscohos Lake

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