Piscataquis River
The Piscataquis River is a major tributary of the Penobscot River, found in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. It starts from the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch in Blanchard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Pesketuk” and “Piscat’aquis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penobscot Valley High School and West Enfield Dam.
Penobscot Valley High School
School
Penobscot Valley High School is a 9–12 school serving approximately 140 students in Howland, Maine, United States. PVHS also employs approximately 28 teachers. PVHS is the only 9-12 school in SAU 31.
West Enfield Dam
Dam
The West Enfield Dam, also known as the Stanford Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Penobscot River just above its confluence with the Piscataquis River between the towns of Enfield and Howland in Penobscot County, Maine, USA.The dam actually traverses a thin strip of the territory of the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howland and Edinburg.
Howland
Town
Howland is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, which was settled in 1818. It was named after John Howland, one of the passengers on the Mayflower.
Edinburg
Village
Edinburg is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 134 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. Edinburg is situated 3 miles southeast of Piscataquis River.
Passadumkeag
Village
Photo: E Julienn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Passadumkeag is a town on the east bank of the Penobscot River at the confluence with the Passadumkeag River in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Passadumkeag is situated 4½ miles southeast of Piscataquis River.
Piscataquis River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Penobscot, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Piscataquis River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Piscataquis”
- Cebuano: “Piscataquis River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پيسكاتاكويس”
- French: “Piscataquis River”
- German: “Piscataquis River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Piscataquis”
- Slovenian: “Piscataquis River”
- Slovenian: “Piscataquis”
- Slovenian: “reka Piscataquis”
- Turkish: “Piscataquis Nehri”
- Venetian: “Piscataquis”
- Welsh: “Afon Piscataquis”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Howland and West Enfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piscataquis River Reservoir and Howland Dam.
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