Nonesuch River
Appearance
Nonesuch River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States of America |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Saco, Maine |
Mouth | |
• location | Scarborough River |
Length | 25 miles (40 km) |
Basin size | 25 square miles (65 km2) |
TheNonesuch Riveris a 24.9-mile-long (40.1 km)[1]river in southernMainein theUnited States.It rises inSacoand travels northeast, then east, then southwest through the town ofScarborough,becoming the primary source of fresh water to theScarborough Marshand theScarborough River.It has several brooks as tributaries.[2]
It is a small, winding river, tidal over its lower reaches, which large boats could not navigate. At one point acanalwas constructed to follow its course. The work was constructed by the expedient of digging a shallow ditch along the planned course and letting the tidal action carry the loose soil out to sea.[3]
Nonesuch River Golf Courseis located nearby.
References
[edit]- ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National Map,accessed June 30, 2011
- ^"Nonesuch River Overview"(PDF).Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. April 2003. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 14, 2008.Retrieved2008-08-11.
- ^Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson (ed.).Maine: A Guide 'Down East'.Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 243.
43°34′48″N70°19′34″W/ 43.58000°N 70.32611°W