The Allagash River is a tributary of the St. John River, approximately 92 mi (150 km) long, in northern Maine in the United States. It drains a remote and scenic area of wilderness in the Maine Woods north of Mount Katahdin. The Saint John River is a river, approximately 418 mi (673 km) long, located in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 39th 33,414 sq mi  86,542 km² 190 miles  305 km 320 miles  515 km 13. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Mount Katahdin (USGS name) is the highest mountain in Maine. ...

It issues from Allagash Lake in northern Piscataquis County. It flows generally northeast, passing through a chain of natural mountain lakes. It joins the St. John from the south at Allagash on the international border with Quebec. The relatively unspoiled nature of the river has long made it a popular destination for canoe trips. In the 1850s Henry David Thoreau made two journeys by canoe along the river, guided by Penobscots. He later wrote about the experience in his published account of the Maine Woods. Piscataquis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. ... Allagash is a town located in Aroostook County, Maine. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower White garden lily Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 1,183... Aluminum canoe, Upper Klamath Lake Canoeing on the Concord River. ... // Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution... Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, development critic, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher who is famous for Walden, on simple living amongst nature, and Civil Disobedience, on resistance to civil government and many other... The Penobscot are a sovereign people indigenous to what is now the northeastern U.S. and Maritime Canada, particularly Maine. ...

In 1966, the citizens of Maine voted to protect the river by authorizing a $1.5 million bond that would "develop the maximum wilderness character" of the river. Much of the river was subsequently designated as the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. In 1970 the waterway became part of the National Wild and Scenic River program of the U.S. federal government. Although the wild designation of the river is normally applied to free-flowing streams, the designation left in place the wooden Churchill Dam for historic reasons. In the 1990s, with the dam failing, the citizens of Maine authorized a concrete replacement for the dam to preserve the nearby recreational facilities on the river. The rebuilding of the dam was highly criticized by environmentalists. The expansion of recreational access to the river through new roads and docks has remained a controversial topic in recent years. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Bold textHello ...

Development in much of the area surrounding the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is restricted by the Seven Islands Land Company, a private land management company that owns approximately 1 million acres (4000 km²) of forest in northern Maine. Seven Islands Land Company is a privately held land and timber management holding company based in Bangor, Maine. ...

The United States government maintains one river flow gage on the Allagash, located near Allagash, Maine (47°04′14″N, 69°04′51″W) where the rivershed is 1,479square miles. The maximum recorded flow is 36,900 cubic feet per second and the minimum 87 cubic feet per second. Annual maximum flows occur during the spring snow melt and minimums in the fall.^[1] Allagash is a town located in Aroostook County, Maine. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

External links

• NPS: Allagash Wild and Scenic River
• Sierra Club: Allagash River Background Information

References

1. ^ G.J. Stewart, J.P. Nielsen, J.M. Caldwell, A.R. Cloutier (2002). Water Resources Data - Maine, Water Year 2001. (PDF) Water Resources Data - Maine, Water Year 2001. URL accessed on 2006-05-07.