Английская Википедия:Damariscotta River
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The Damariscotta River is a Шаблон:Convert[1] tidal river in Lincoln County, Maine, that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Damariscotta is an old Abenaki word for "river of many fishes". There are 2,500-year-old oyster shell middens (heaps) along the banks of the Damariscotta River, which occupies a drowned river valley leading to the Gulf of Maine, a large embayment of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Damariscotta River begins at the outlet of Damariscotta Lake, at Damariscotta Mills, a village straddling the boundary between the towns of Newcastle and Nobleboro. Damariscotta Lake extends Шаблон:Convert[1] north into the town of Jefferson and is fed from tributaries originating as far north as Washington and Somerville, Maine. From the lake's outlet, the Damariscotta River drops Шаблон:Convert over just Шаблон:Convert through Damariscotta Mills before reaching tidewater, at an arm of the river known as Salt Bay. The tidal Damariscotta flows southward between Newcastle, Edgecomb and Boothbay on the west and Damariscotta, Bristol and South Bristol on the east, reaching the Atlantic Ocean between Linekin Neck on the west and Inner Heron Island on the east.
It is a navigable river for nearly its entire Шаблон:Convert length, to the bridge between Newcastle and Nobleboro (Шаблон:Coord). It is important in local commerce for tourism, Oyster and Mussel Farming as well as other forms of aquaculture, clamming, marine worming and fishing.[2]
Damariscotta Mills
Damariscotta Mills is a place where locals gather every year (May–June) to celebrate the “Annual Alewife Festival” which sees millions of alewives returning to the Damariscotta River. This festival is attracting more people through the years.[3] The centerpiece of this annual alewife festival is the newly rebuilt/renovated Damariscotta Stone Fish Ladder. This fish ladder was constructed in 1807 to bypass the Damariscotta Mills Dam but the fish ladder was falling into dis-repair by 2007. With local community support and financing this unique stone fish ladder was fully re-constructed between 2007 and 2013.[4] This reconstitution has once again allowed alewives to increase into the millions along the Damariscotta.[5]
See also
- Whaleback Shell Midden
- Damariscotta River Cruises
- Damariscotta River Association
- Downtown Damariscotta Visitors Information
References
External links
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Шаблон:Webarchive, accessed June 22, 2011
- ↑ New England Gazetteer, John Hayward, Clearfield Co (March 2002) Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ https://damariscottamills.org
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
