Union River (Maine)
- For other rivers of the same name see Union River.
| Union River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Maine |
| Mouth |
Union River Bay 44°28′48″N 68°25′55″W / 44.480°N 68.432°WCoordinates: 44°28′48″N 68°25′55″W / 44.480°N 68.432°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | 22 miles (35 km) |
| Mouth elevation | sea level |
| Left tributaries |
East Branch Union River, Webb Brook |
| Right tributaries | West Branch Union River |
The Union River is a 21.9-mile-long (35.2 km)[1] river that runs through Ellsworth, Maine. In the colonial era, it was known as the Mount Desert River.[2]
The river forms at the north end of Graham Lake at the confluence of the river's East and West branches (44°43′48″N 68°23′04″W / 44.7300°N 68.3844°W), on the border of the towns of Mariaville and Waltham. It runs south 13 miles (21 km) through Graham Lake to the dam at the lake's outlet, then continues south through Ellsworth, flowing through Leonard Lake and passing over its outlet dam just above the downtown. The Leonard Lake dam no longer serves any hydroelectric purpose but is kept in place to maintain the lake, upon which many camps have been built. At downtown Ellsworth, the river reaches tidewater, and flows south as an estuary for 5 miles (8 km) to its mouth at Union River Bay, on the border of Surry and Ellsworth, and thence into Blue Hill Bay.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 22, 2011
- ↑ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson, ed. Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 344.
- "Union River". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-03-24.