Androscoggin River
Drift Boat Fly Fishing on the Androscoggin near Errol, NH
Country	United States
States	Maine, New Hampshire
Major cities	Auburn, Lewiston, Berlin
Length	164 mi (264 km) [1]
Watershed	3,450 sq mi (8,935 km²) [1]
Discharge at	Auburn
- average	6,174 cu ft/s (175 m³/s) [2]
- maximum	135,000 cu ft/s (3,823 m³/s)
- minimum	340 cu ft/s (10 m³/s)
Discharge elsewhere
- mouth	6,482 cu ft/s (184 m³/s) [1]
Source	Umbagog Lake
- location	Coos County, New Hampshire
- coordinates	44°46′59″N 71°3′41″W / 44.78306, -71.06139 [3]
- elevation	1,243 ft (379 m) [4]
Mouth	Kennebec River
- location	Merrymeeting Bay, Sagadahoc County, Maine
- coordinates	43°57′2″N 69°52′39″W / 43.95056, -69.8775 [3]
- elevation	0 ft (0 m) [5]
Major tributaries
- left	Sunday River, Dead River
- right	Magalloway River, Peabody River, Wild River
Map of the Androscoggin River watershed

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Course

The Androscoggin begins in Errol, New Hampshire, where the Magalloway River joins the outlet of Umbagog Lake. Errol is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The Magalloway River is a River in northwestern Maine and northern New Hampshire in the United States. Umbagog Lake is a wilderness lake located in Coös County New Hampshire and Oxford County Maine. The river flows generally south but with numerous bends past the towns of Errol and Milan and the city of Berlin before turning east at the town of Gorham, New Hampshire to cut across the northern end of the White Mountains and enter Maine. Milan (ˈmaɪlən "My-Lan" is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States Gorham is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The White Mountains are a Mountain range that covers about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the Continuing east, the river passes the towns of Bethel, Rumford, and Dixfield before turning south at the town of Livermore Falls and leaving the mountains behind. Bethel is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2411 at the 2000 census Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 6474 at the 2000 census Dixfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2514 at the 2000 census Livermore Falls is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The river passes through the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, turns southeast, passes the community of Lisbon Falls and reaches tidewater just below the final falls in the town of Brunswick. Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, is the second-largest city in the U Auburn is a city in and the County seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States Lisbon Falls is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Lisbon, located in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Merrymeeting Bay is a 10-mile long freshwater estuary where the Androscoggin meets the Kennebec River nearly 20 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open

Water quality

The Androscoggin was once badly polluted by a variety of textile mills, paper-making factories, and other industries located along its banks, and helped inspire the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act is the primary Federal law in the United States governing Water pollution. ^[6] The river has benefited greatly from environmental work and the departure of certain types of industry from the region, but still has problems with industrial waste and mercury contamination. . One 14-mile stretch requires oxygen bubblers to prevent fish from suffocating. ^[6] As of May 2007, environmental groups have a lawsuit pending, in an attempt to force the river's paper mills to clean their waste streams. ^[6]

Streamflow

Power canal along the Androscoggin River in Gorham, New Hampshire

The USGS maintains four river flow gages on the Androscoggin River. Gorham is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. All four are below one or more dams.

The first is at Errol, New Hampshire ( 44°46′57″N, 71°07′46″W) where the watershed is 1,046 square miles. Errol is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Flow here has ranged from 16,500 to 0 ft³/s (467 and 0 m³/s) (zero flow when dam closed). The mean annual flow between 1905 and 2005 is 1,919 ft³/s (54. 3 m³/s).

The second is near Gorham, New Hampshire ( 44°26′10″N, 71°11′27″W) where the watershed is 1,361 square miles. Gorham is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. Flow here has ranged from 21,900 to a mean daily low of 795 ft³/s (620 and 22. 5 m³/s) (lows when dam closed). The mean annual flow between 1905 and 2005 is 2,512 ft³/s (71 m³/s).

The third is at Rumford, Maine ( 44°33′04″N, 70°32′38″W) where the watershed is 2,068 square miles. Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 6474 at the 2000 census Flow here has ranged from 74,000 to 625 ft³/s (2,094 and 17. 7 m³/s). The mean annual flow between 1905 and 2005 is 3,801 ft³/s (107. 6 m³/s).

The fourth is at Auburn, Maine ( 44°04′20″N, 70°12′31″W) where the watershed is 3,263 square miles. Auburn is a city in and the County seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States Flow here has ranged from 135,000 to 340 ft³/s (3,820. 5 and 9. 6 m³/s). ^[2]

Angling the Androscoggin

The Androscoggin river is a popular fishing destination for anglers seeking Brook, Rainbow and Brown trout as well as Landlocked Salmon and Smallmouth Bass. A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers Fish, Shellfish, or other animals from a body of water The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, (sometimes called the eastern brook trout, Adirondack coaster lake trout) is a Species of Fish The rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of Salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America The brown trout ( Salmo trutta morpha fario and S trutta morpha lacustris) and the sea trout ( S Atlantic salmon, known scientifically as Salmo salar, is a species of Fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern The smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieui) is a Species of Freshwater Fish in the sunfish family ( Centrarchidae) The upper reaches near Errol, New Hampshire is popular with local and visiting fly fishermen for the chance to catch Landlocked Salmon from a drift boat. Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient Angling method most renowned as a method for catching Trout and Salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of Although the upper reaches contain some bass, the river warms as it flows into Maine, and Smallmouth bass are the chief quarry in its lower reaches.

History

According to the USGS, variant names for the Androscoggin River include: Amasagu'nteg, Amascongan, Ambrose Coggin, Ammeriscoggin, Ammoscoggin , Amos Coggin, Amoscommun, Anasagunticook, Anconganunticook, Andrews Coggin, Andros Coggan, Andros Coggin, Androscoggen, Andrus Coggin, Aumoughcaugen, Pescedona, and Ameriscoggin River.

The Androscoggin drops an average of eight feet per mile, making it a prime industrial river. It flows through Lewiston-Auburn, Maine where it was a major source of power for local industry.

Major tributaries

Listed from source to mouth of Androscoggin, with location of tributary's mouth:

• Magalloway River, Errol, New Hampshire
• Clear Stream, Errol, New Hampshire
• Mollidgewock Brook, Errol, New Hampshire
• Chickwolnepy Stream, Milan, New Hampshire
• Dead River, Berlin, New Hampshire
• Moose Brook, Gorham, New Hampshire
• Moose River, Gorham, New Hampshire
• Peabody River, Gorham, New Hampshire
• Wild River, Gilead, Maine
• Pleasant River, Bethel, Maine
• Alder River, Bethel, Maine
• Sunday River, Bethel, Maine
• Bear River, Newry, Maine
• Ellis River, Rumford, Maine
• Concord River, Rumford, Maine
• Swift River, Rumford and Mexico, Maine
• Webb River, Dixfield, Maine
• Dead River, Leeds, Maine
• Nezinscot River, Turner, Maine
• Little Androscoggin River, Auburn, Maine
• Sabattus River, Lisbon, Maine
• Little River, Lisbon Falls, Maine

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://mainerivers.org/androscoggin.htm Androscoggin Watershed
2. ^ ^{a b} Water Resources Data - Maine, Water Year 2005, USGS Water Data Reports for the United States, 2005. The Magalloway River is a River in northwestern Maine and northern New Hampshire in the United States. Errol is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. Clear Stream is an 118 Mile long (190 Km) River in northern New Hampshire in the United States. Errol is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. Mollidgewock Brook is a 126 Mile long (204 Km) Stream in northern New Hampshire and western Maine in the United States Errol is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. Chickwolnepy Stream is a 142 Mile long (228 Km) River in northern New Hampshire in the United States. Milan (ˈmaɪlən "My-Lan" is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The Dead River is a 35 Mile long (57 Km) River located entirely in the city of Berlin in northern New Hampshire in the United Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States Moose Brook is a 47 Mile long (76 Km) Stream in northern New Hampshire in the United States. Gorham is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The Moose River is an 117 Mile long (188 Km) Stream in northern New Hampshire in the United States. Gorham is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The Peabody River is a 129 Mile long (207 Km) River in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. Gorham is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The Wild River is a 172 Mile long (276 Km) River in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine in the United Gilead is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Upon incorporation in 1804 it was named for the large quantity of Balm of Gilead trees Pleasant River is a relatively short River in Oxford County, Maine in the United States. Bethel is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2411 at the 2000 census Bethel is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2411 at the 2000 census Sunday River is a River in Oxford County, Maine in the United States. Bethel is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2411 at the 2000 census Newry is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census. Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 6474 at the 2000 census Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 6474 at the 2000 census Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 6474 at the 2000 census Mexico is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2959 at the 2000 census Dixfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2514 at the 2000 census Leeds is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. Turner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. Auburn is a city in and the County seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States Lisbon is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. Lisbon Falls is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Lisbon, located in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government.
3. ^ ^{a b} USGS GNIS: Androscoggin River, USGS GNIS. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government.
4. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Google Earth is a Virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole Inc, a company acquired by Google in 2004
5. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates. Google Earth is a Virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole Inc, a company acquired by Google in 2004
6. ^ ^{a b c} NPR: Cities Battle Over River's Pollution Level

External links

• MaineRivers.org Androscoggin River profile
• Real-time flow data for the Errol, NH, Gorham, NH, Rumford, ME, and Auburn, ME gages.
• USGS GNIS: Androscoggin River
• USGS River Basin Info
• Androscoggin River Watershed Council