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Sanborn River

Coordinates: 44°18′34″N 70°39′21″W / 44.3094°N 70.6558°W / 44.3094; -70.6558
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Sanborn River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaine
Mouth 
 • location
Hicks Pond
 • elevation
683 feet (208 m)

The Sanborn River is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km)[1] river in Maine. It flows from its source (44°18′51″N 70°44′19″W / 44.3142°N 70.7386°W / 44.3142; -70.7386 (East Branch Nezinscot River source)) on Round Mountain in the unorganized territory of South Oxford to Hicks Pond in the town of Greenwood. Hicks Pond drains via Niles Brook into the Little Androscoggin River, the Androscoggin River, and thence into Merrymeeting Bay in the Kennebec River estuary.

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 30, 2011
  • "Sanborn River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  • Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
  • Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

44°18′34″N 70°39′21″W / 44.3094°N 70.6558°W / 44.3094; -70.6558