penobscot river
Read a Portland Press Herald news story on contamination in the Penobscot River from HoltraChem’s recently closed plant in Orrington. [1]
Facilitating the transfer of information on Penobscot River science and research. [2]
The Penobscot River Restoration Trust is producing a limited run of hard-copy newsletters in addition to sending updates via email. [3]
This full day trip combines Class IV & V action in the granite-walled Ripogenus Gorge of the Upper Penobscot River with a series of steep drops followed by pools on the Lower Penobscot section. [4]
The Penobscot River Restoration Project is an unprecedented collaboration between hydropower company PPL Corporation, the Penobscot Indian Nation, seven conservation groups, and state and federal agencies, to restore 11 species of sea-run fish to the Penobscot River, while maintaining energy production. [5]
The section from Rip dam to Abol bridge is the best known part of the river and it runs for approximately 11.5 miles, and drops about 310 feet in elevation. [6]
The Penobscot is the largest river in Maine and the second largest in New England (after the Connecticut). [2]
A river rising in several lakes and tributaries in western and central Maine and flowing about 563 km (350 mi) to Penobscot Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. [7]
The Penobscot River is 350 mi (563 km) long, making it the second longest river in the U.S. state of Maine and the longest river entirely in Maine. [8]
This type of water continues thru Penobscot Farm, past Hannibal’s Crossing, around Big Island, past Ragmuff Stream and into Chesuncook Lake. [6]
The French settlement of Pentagouet, now Castine, was founded at the point where the river becomes Penobscot Bay, and the Penobscot people made a permanent settlement at Indian Old Town, on an island above the head of navigation, around the Catholic mission. [8]
The West Branch originates on the Maine-Quebec border near Sandy Bay Township and Penobscot Lake, in mountainous terrain 1,700-1,800 feet above sea level. [2]
Roll dams is located about three miles downstream from Seboomook dam and is a series of upright tooth ledges (mostly green slate) which drop into quick current and flat water. [6]
A remnant population of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) was rediscovered in the Penobscot River by University of Maine researchers in June 2006–a hopeful sign for an ancient species. [3]
In partnership with Maine Sea Grant and the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, the Penobscot River Restoration Trust was awarded a grant through the Maine Water Resources Research Institute program to collaborate with 5th grade teachers and staff at the school. [5]
Sources:
[1] Penobscot Watershed
[2] Penobscot River Synthesis: River research physical setting
[3] Penobscot River Restoration Project | News
[4] Maine Penobscot River White Water Rafting Vacations-Northern Outdoors
[5] Penobscot River Restoration Project | Home
[6] PENOBSCOT RIVER PAGE
[7] Penobscot River: Definition from Answers.com
[8] Penobscot River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia