Rapid River (Maine)

General data

Name: Rapid River (Maine)
Water system: Atlantic Ocean
Water type: River
Progression: Umbagog Lake -> Androscoggin River -> Merrymeeting Bay -> Kennebec River -> Gulf of Maine -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Rapid River is a 6.0-mile-long (9.7 km) river in the northwestern portion of the US state of Maine flowing from Lower Richardson Lake to Umbagog Lake.

Despite its short length, it forms the end of a major portion of the Umbagog Lake and Androscoggin River watersheds.

Much of this watershed is covered by (from downstream to upstream) Lower and Upper Richardson Lakes, Mooselookmeguntic Lake, Cupsuptic Lake and Rangeley Lake.

The major tributaries of this system are the Cupsuptic, Kennebago and Rangeley rivers, all of which flow into Cupsuptic Lake.

Rapid River (Maine)

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