The Narramissic River is a 1.7 miles (2.7 km) river in Hancock County

Hancock County, Maine

Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 54,418. Its county seat is Ellsworth. It was incorporated on June 25, 1789...

, 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...

. It is the upstream freshwater section of the tidal Orland River

Orland River

The Orland River is a river in the town of Orland in Hancock County, Maine. It is part of the Penobscot River watershed.The Orland River is primarily tidal and is known upstream from tidewater as the Narramissic River...

, a tributary of the Penobscot River

Penobscot River

The Penobscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch and South Branch increases the Penobscot's length to , making it the second longest river system in Maine and the longest entirely in the state. Its drainage basin contains .It arises from four branches...

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The Narramissic begins at the outlet of Alamoosook Lake and flows west and southwest, forming the boundary between the towns of Orland

Orland, Maine

Orland is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,134 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....

 and Bucksport. It turns south at Duck Cove, just upstream of the village of Orland, where it becomes the Orland River.