List of rivers of Maine explained

List of rivers in Maine (U.S. state).

The list is organized by tributary structure, from north to south along the coast.

Saint John River

Note: Higher part of Saint John River is recuperating water from tributaries of Southeast Quebec

Left bank of Saint John River (Maine)

• Saint John River
  • Southwest Branch Saint John River, Quebec and Maine
    • Little Southwest Branch Saint John River
    • Baker Branch Saint John River
  • Northwest Branch Saint John River
    • Daaquam River, Quebec and Maine
  • Big Black River in Maine (Grande rivière Noire in Québec)
    • Depot River
      • Brown River, Quebec and Maine
    • Gobeil River, Quebec and Maine
    • Shields Branch in Maine (rivière du Rochu in Quebec)
    • Fivemile Brook in Maine (Rivière des Cinq Milles in Quebec)
    • Twomile Brook in Maine (Rivière des Deux Milles in Quebec)
      • Little Saint Roch River
    • Chimenticook River, Maine
    • East Lake (Kamouraska), Quebec and Maine
    • Pocwock River, Quebec and Maine
      • Pocwock River West Branch, Quebec and Maine
      • Pocwock River East Branch, Maine
  • Little Black River in Maine (Rivière Noire in Quebec)
    • West Branch Little Black River, Quebec and Maine
    • Campbell Branch Little Black River, Quebec and Maine
  • St. Francis River in Maine (rivière Saint-François in Quebec)

Right bank of Saint John River (Maine)

• Saint John River
  • Allagash River
    • Musquacook Stream
  • Fish River
    • Red River
    • Birch River
      • North Branch Birch River
      • South Branch Birch River
    • Little River
  • Aroostook River
    • St. Croix Stream
      • Blackwater River
        • North Branch Blackwater River
        • South Branch Blackwater River
    • Machias River
      • South Branch Machias River
    • Little Machias River
    • Little Madawaska River
  • River De Chute
  • Meduxnekeag River
    • South Branch Meduxnekeag River
    • North Branch Meduxnekeag River

Down East

• St. Croix River
  • Little River (Big Lake)
• Little River (Passamaquoddy Bay)
• Pennamaquan River
• Hardscrabble River
• Dennys River
• Orange River
• Machias River
  • West Branch Machias River
  • Crooked River
  • Middle River
  • East Machias River
    • Maine River
• Englishman River
• Chandler River
  • East Branch Chandler River
• Sandy River
• Indian River
  • Southwest Branch Indian River
• West River
• Pleasant River
  • Western Little River
  • Little River
  • West Branch Pleasant River
• Harrington River
• Mill River
• Narraguagus River
  • West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County, Maine)
  • Little Narraguagus River
  • West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield, Maine)
    • Spring River
• Skillings River
• Jordan River
• Union River
  • East Branch Union River
    • Bog River
    • Middle Branch Union River
  • West Branch Union River
  • Webb Brook
    • Webb Pond
      • Mill Brook
        • Little Bog River
• Benjamin River

Penobscot Bay

• Bagaduce River
• Penobscot River
  • East Branch Penobscot River
    • Seboeis River
      • Little Seboeis River
  • West Branch Penobscot River
    • North Branch Penobscot River
    • South Branch Penobscot River
  • Mattawamkeag River
    • East Branch Mattawamkeag River
    • West Branch Mattawamkeag River
    • Molunkus Stream
  • Piscataquis River
    • East Branch Piscataquis River
    • West Branch Piscataquis River
    • Sebec River
    • Pleasant River
      • East Branch Pleasant River
        • Middle Branch Pleasant River
      • West Branch Pleasant River
  • Passadumkeag River
    • East Branch Passadumkeag River
    • West Branch Passadumkeag River
  • Stillwater River
  • Kenduskeag Stream
  • North Branch Marsh River
    • Marsh Stream
  • South Branch Marsh River
  • Orland River
    • Narramissic River
      • Dead River
• Goose River (Belfast Bay)
• Passagassawakeag River
• Little River
• Ducktrap River
• Megunticook River
• Goose River (Rockport Harbor)

Mid Coast

• Weskeag River
• Saint George River
  • Dead River
  • Back River (Saint George River tributary)
  • Oyster River
    • West Branch Oyster River
    • East Branch Oyster River
  • Mill River
• Meduncook River
  • Back River (Meduncook River tributary)
• Medomak River
  • Back River (Medomak River tributary)
  • Goose River
• Pemaquid River
• Johns River
  • Eastern Branch Johns River
  • North Branch Johns River
• Damariscotta River
  • Little River (Damariscotta River tributary)
• Sheepscot River
  • West Branch Sheepscot River
  • Dyer River
  • Marsh River
  • Cross River
  • Back River (Boothbay, Maine)
  • Sasanoa River – connects to Kennebec River
  • Little Sheepscot River
• Little River (Georgetown, Maine)

Kennebec River

• Kennebec River
  • Moose River
    • South Branch Moose River
      • East Branch Moose River
      • West Branch Moose River
  • Roach River
  • Moxie Stream
  • Dead River – also called West Branch
    • North Branch Dead River
    • South Branch Dead River
  • Carrabassett River
    • South Branch Carrabassett River
    • West Branch Carrabassett River
  • Sandy River
    • South Branch Sandy River
    • Lemon Stream
    • Temple Stream
  • Sebasticook River
    • East Branch Sebasticook River
  • Little River
  • Eastern River
    • East Branch Eastern River
    • West Branch Eastern River
  • Abagadasset River
  • Androscoggin River
    • Rapid River
      • Cupsuptic River
        • East Branch Cupsuptic River
        • Little East Branch Cupsuptic River
      • Kennebago River
      • Rangeley River
    • Magalloway River
      • West Branch Magalloway River
        • Third East Branch Magalloway River
      • Second East Branch Magalloway River
      • First East Branch Magalloway River
      • Little Magalloway River
        • Middle Branch Little Magalloway River
        • West Branch Little Magalloway River
    • Dead Cambridge River
      • Swift Cambridge River
    • Wild River
    • Pleasant River
      • East Branch Pleasant River
      • West Branch Pleasant River
    • Alder River
    • Sunday River
      • South Branch Sunday River
    • Bear River
    • Ellis River
      • West Branch Ellis River
    • Concord River
    • Swift River
      • West Branch Swift River
      • East Branch Swift River
    • Webb River
    • Dead River (Androscoggin River tributary)
    • Nezinscot River
      • East Branch Nezinscot River
      • West Branch Nezinscot River
    • Little Androscoggin River
      • Sanborn River
    • Sabattus River
      • Dead River (Sabattus River tributary)
    • Little River
    • Muddy River
    • Cathance River
  • Sasanoa River – connects to Sheepscot River
  • Back River (Kennebec River tributary) (connects to Sheepscot River tributary)

Southern Maine

• Morse River
• Sprague River
• New Meadows River
• Little River
• Harraseeket River
• Royal River
  • Cousins River
• Presumpscot River
  • Tenny River
  • Songo River
    • Bear River
    • Chute River
    • Crooked River
  • Muddy River
  • Northwest River
  • Sticky River
  • Pleasant River
  • Little River
    • North Branch Little River
  • Piscataqua River
    • East Branch Piscataqua River
• Fore River
  • Stroudwater River
    • South Branch Stroudwater River
• Spurwink River
• Scarborough River
  • Dunstan River
  • Nonesuch River
  • Libby River

• Saco River
  • Old Course Saco River
    • Charles River
      • Cold River
        • Mad River
          • Middle Branch Mad River
          • South Branch Mad River
        • Little Cold River
    • Kezar River
  • Little Saco River
  • Shepards River
  • Tenmile River
    • West Branch Tenmile River
  • Hancock Brook
  • Ossipee River
    • South River
    • Little River (Ossipee River tributary)
  • Little Ossipee River
• Little River (Goosefare Bay)
• Batson River
• Kennebunk River
• Mousam River
  • Middle Branch Mousam River
    • Littlefield River
• Little River (Drakes Island, Maine)
  • Merriland River
• Webhannet River
• Ogunquit River
• Josias River
• Cape Neddick River
• Little River (York, Maine)
• York River
• Piscataqua River
  • Salmon Falls River – also called Newichawannock by the Abenaki
    • Little River (Salmon Falls River tributary)
    • Great Works River
      • Neoutaquet River

See also

• List of lakes in Maine

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
• Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

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