Concord River (Maine)
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The Concord River is a 7.8 miles (12.6 km) tributary of the Androscoggin River
in western Maine
. The Androscoggin flows east and southeast to the Kennebec River
near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean
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The Concord River begins at the outlet of Concord Pond in Woodstock
and flows northwest through Milton
into the town of Rumford, where it reaches the Androscoggin.
Androscoggin River
The Androscoggin River is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is in area...
in western Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. The Androscoggin flows east and southeast to the Kennebec River
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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The Concord River begins at the outlet of Concord Pond in Woodstock
Woodstock, Maine
Woodstock is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,307 at the 2000 census. The village of Bryant Pond, on State Route 26 in the northern part of Woodstock, is the town's urban center and largest settlement.-Geography:...
and flows northwest through Milton
Milton, Maine
Milton is an unorganized territory in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 123 at the 2000 census. The township was formerly a plantation that surrendered its organization in 1944.-Geography:...
into the town of Rumford, where it reaches the Androscoggin.