Saco River

The Saco River is a river in northeastern and southwestern in the United States. It drains a rural area of 1,703 square miles of forests and farmlands west and southwest of , emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco Bay, 136 miles from its source.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in New Hampshire and Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Chouacoet”, “River ofSalko”, “River Swanckadocke”, “Sauco”, “Sawacotuck”, “Sawco”, “Sawquatock”, “Shawakotoc”, “Sowaquatocke”, “Sowocotuck”, “Swanckadock”, “Сако (річка)”, and “Соко (река)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wood Island Light Station and Ferry Beach State Park.

Heritage site
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Wood Island Light is an active lighthouse on the…

Nature reserve
is a public recreation area… is situated 2 miles northwest of Saco River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hills Beach and Fortunes Rocks.

Hamlet
is a seaside community in …

Neighborhood
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is a seaside community in … is situated 2½ miles southwest of Saco River.

Neighborhood
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is a in the town of in , , United States. is situated 3 miles northwest of Saco River.

Saco River

Latitude
43.4612° or 43° 27′ 40″ north
Longitude
-70.35283° or 70° 21′ 10″ west
Open location code
87MFFJ6W+FV
Geo­Names ID
4977227
Wiki­data ID
Q2210898
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Saco River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر ساكو”
  • Armenian: “Սակո (գետ)”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Saco”
  • Catalan: “Saco”
  • Cebuano: “Saco River”
  • Chuvash: “Сако”
  • Dutch: “Saco River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ساكو”
  • French: “Rivière Saco”
  • French: “Saco River”
  • German: “Saco River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Saco”
  • Italian: “Saco”
  • Russian: “Сако (река)”
  • Russian: “Сако”
  • Ukrainian: “Сако”
  • Venetian: “Saco”
  • Welsh: “Afon Saco”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Biddeford Pool and Camp Ellis.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sharps Rocks and Stage Island.

Maine: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Augusta and Portland.

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