Panorama of the Penobscot River in Millinocket, Maine.

The Penobscot River is 350 mi (563 km) long, making it the second longest river in the U.S. state of Maine and the longest river entirely in Maine. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1000x259, 323 KB)The image shows a panorama of the Penobscot River. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1000x259, 323 KB)The image shows a panorama of the Penobscot River. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... 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. ...

It rises in four branches in several lakes in the central Maine, and flows generally east. After the uniting of the branches, it flows south, past the city of Bangor, where it becomes navigable. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Penobscot Bay. It is home to the Penobscot people that live on Indian Island, Maine. This article is about the Maine, USA city of Bangor. ... Penobscot Bay originates from the delta of Maines Penobscot River. ... Penobscot Indian Island Reservation is an Indian reservation located in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. ...

The United States government maintains three river flow gages on the Penoboscot river. The first is on the East Branch in Grindstone, Maine (45°43′49″N, 68°35′22″W) where the rivershed is 1,086 square miles. Flow here has ranged from 37,000 to 77 cubic feet per second. The second is in West Enfield, Maine (45°14′12″N, 68°38′57″W) where the rivershed is 6,671 square miles. Flow here has ranged from 153,000 to 1,630 cubic feet per second. The third is in Eddington, Maine (45°14′12″N, 68°38′57″W), 0.4 miles downstream from the Veazie Dam where the rivershed is 7,764 square miles.^[1] 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. ... The cubic foot (symbols ft³, cu. ... The cubic foot (symbols ft³, cu. ... Eddington is a town located in Penobscot County, Maine. ...

The first European known to have explored the river was the English navigator Martin Pring in 1603. The following year in 1604 the French explorer Samuel de Champlain sailed up the course of the river. The river has been historically important for hydroelectric power for paper mills, and for the transportation of timber. The wooded areas around the upper reaches of the river are noted for providing recreational hunting, fishing and canoeing. Author Stephen King placed his fictional town of Derry, Maine on the Penobscot. It is also featured in the film adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel,The Hunt for Red October. Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Abenaki couple Martin Pring (1580-1646) was an English explorer from Bristol, England. ... King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March - Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, sails to Canada March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James I of... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Samuel de Champlain by Théophile Hamel (1870) Samuel de Champlain (3 July 1567 – 25 December 1635) was a French geographer, draftsman, explorer and founder of Quebec City, Quebec. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... A hunter on horseback shoots at deer or elk with a bow. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... Aluminum canoe, Upper Klamath Lake Canoeing on the Concord River. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... Derry, Maine is a fictional town used by Stephen King as the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. ... Tom Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. ... Harper Collins 1993 paperback edition The Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancys first novel, was published in 1984. ...

See also

• List of Maine rivers
• Waldo-Hancock Bridge

This is a partial list of rivers in the state of Maine in the United States. ... The Waldo-Hancock Bridge was the first long-span suspension bridge erected in Maine, as well as the first permanent bridge across the Penobscot River below Bangor. ...

External links

• Real-time river flow data at Grindstone, West Enfield, or Eddington (height only).

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.