Damariscotta River

The Damariscotta River is a 19.0-mile-long tidal river in Lincoln County, Maine, that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Damariscotta is an old Abenaki word for "river of many fishes".

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Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Also known as: “Apponick”, “Appowick”, “Damariscove River”, “Damiriscove River”, and “Tamescot”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ram Island Light Station.

Ram Island Light Station

Lighthouse

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Ram Island Light is a lighthouse located just offshore of Ram Island, marking the eastern entrance to Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and the west side of the mouth of the Damariscotta River. Ram Island Light Station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Damariscotta River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Bristol and Bayville.

South Bristol

Village

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South Bristol is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,127 at the 2020 census. A fishing and resort area, South Bristol includes the villages of Walpole and Christmas Cove, the latter on Rutherford Island. South Bristol is situated 3 miles north of Damariscotta River.

Bayville

Neighborhood

Bayville is a village in the town of Boothbay Harbor in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The village of Bayville was formed in 1911. Bayville consists largely of summer residents and has approximately 43 houses at the head of Linekin Bay. Bayville is situated 3½ miles northwest of Damariscotta River.

Boothbay Harbor

Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.

Boothbay Harbor is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,027 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of Mount Pisgah, and Sprucewold, the Bayville and West Boothbay Harbor villages, the Isle of Springs summer colony, and the Boothbay Harbor census-designated place.

Damariscotta River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.81814° or 43° 49′ 5″ north

Longitude

-69.57088° or 69° 34′ 15″ west

Open location code

87MGRC9H+7J

GeoNames ID

4962074

Wikidata ID

Q5212002

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Damariscotta River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Damariscotta”
Cebuano: “Damariscotta River”
Irish: “Abhainn Damariscotta”
Venetian: “Damariscotta”
Welsh: “Afon Damariscotta”

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