Mousam River

{{For|the similarly named river in Maharashtra, India|Mausam River}}

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The Mousam River is a {{convert|29.7|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed June 30, 2011 river in York County, Maine, United States. Its primary source is Mousam Lake, located between the towns of Shapleigh and Acton, and it flows into the Atlantic Ocean just west of Kennebunk Beach. It flows through the towns of Shapleigh, Sanford and Kennebunk.

Major tributaries

Dams

The Mousam River is one of the most heavily dammed rivers currently in the state of Maine, with a total of 13 (excluding major and minor tributaries). Most of the dams on the list below are used for hydroelectric production, while others are for impoundment and recreation, with former industrial uses. The list below is from river source to the mouth at the Atlantic Ocean:

Emery Mills Dam or Mousam Dam, Shapleigh
Mill Street Dam or Alpaca Dam, Springvale (completed 1910)
Bridge Street Dam, Springvale
Dam (name unknown), Springvale
River Street Dam or Stump Pond Dam, Sanford
Number 1 Pond Dam,{{cite web|url=http://www.keepmecurrent.com/american_journal/news/half-of-maine-dams-that-threaten-lives-lack-state-inspection/article_53daabbc-cdb4-11e0-b3ad-001cc4c03286.html|title=Half of Maine dams that threaten lives lack state inspection|access-date=2015-07-23|publisher=keepmecurrent.com}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Sanford (completed 1911)
Dam (name unknown), Sanford
Dam (name unknown), Sanford
New dam{{cite web|url=http://www.mainememory.net/search?keywords=new+dam&search_submit=Search|title=Search Results Keywords: new dam|access-date=2015-07-23|publisher=mainememory.net}} or Estes Lake Dam, Sanford (completed 1905)
Old Falls dam,{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/11169177/Old-Falls-dam-and-hydroelectric-station|title=Old Falls dam and hydroelectric station|access-date=2015-07-23|publisher=wikimapia.org/}}{{cite web|url=http://swim.wellsreserve.org/town.php?town_id=24|title=Town of Kennebunk|access-date=2015-07-23|publisher=swim.wellsreserve.org/}} Kennebunk
Dane Perkins Dam,{{cite web|url=http://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/KesslenDamKennebunk0713WEB.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pressherald.com/2013/07/21/mousam-river-dams-at-turning-point_2013-07-22/&h=480&w=567&tbnid=ihayWWKEN6NsaM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=107&usg=__ubn0ZGJ-ohPdcNoKpMc2w1UTyDI=&docid=4AvM_-dprKJmPM&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ9QEwAmoVChMIwJixs_7xxgIV5ZpyCh05CgJl|title=Mousam River dams at turning point|access-date=2015-07-23|publisher=pressherald.com}} Kennebunk
Twine Mill Dam, Kennebunk
Kesslan Dam, Kennebunk

References

External links

[http://www.mousamriver.com www.mousamriver.com], website dedicated to information on the Mousam River
[http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory/?site_no=01069600& USGS 01069600 Mousam River at Kennebunk ME]. US Geological Survey Water Resources. Retrieved on April 14, 2008.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070608061556/http://www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=18 Mousam River]. Fly Fishing In Maine. Retrieved on April 14, 2008.
{{cite gnis|id=571822|name=Mousam River|access-date=2009-02-12}}
[http://www.mousam.org www.mousam.org], local information about the Mousam River and Mousam Lake

Category:Rivers of York County, Maine

Category:Sanford, Maine

Category:Kennebunk, Maine

Category:Rivers of Maine