Table 9: Twenty five largest river basins in the Gulf of Maine Watershed
Based on STN 2min river network
Basin Rank Name Order longitude latitude STNMainstem Length (km) STN CatchmentArea (km2)
1 St. John River 6 -66.117 45.217 662 55459
2 Kennebec River 6 -69.817 43.883 359 24631
3 Penobscot River 6 -68.85 44.617 376 21578
4 Merrimack River 5 -70.85 42.817 262 12990
5 Saco River 5 -70.35 43.45 173 4386
6 St. Croix River 5 -67.15 45.15 124 3929
7 Piscataqua River 5 -70.75 43.083 78 2573
8 Shubenacadie River 4 -63.483 45.283 94 2501
9 Petitcodiac River 4 -64.583 45.85 94 2073
10 Magaguadavic River 4 -66.783 45.083 116 1975
11 Machias River 4 -67.417 44.717 88 1887
12 Annapolis River 4 -65.55 44.75 91 1880
13 Presumpscot River 3 -70.217 43.65 116 1582
14 Tusket River 4 -65.983 43.85 67 1490
15 Union River 4 -68.417 44.483 82 1200
16 Kennetcook River 4 -64.117 45.05 56 1077
17 Digdeguash River 3 -67.05 45.083 98 1022
18 Charles River 3 -71.05 42.35 59 955
19 Clyde River 4 -65.417 43.55 79 902
20 Sheepscot River 4 -69.75 43.883 81 778
21 Salmon River 4 -63.383 45.383 45 714
22 Narraguagus River 3 -67.883 44.55 41 702
23 Sissiboo River 4 -65.983 44.417 53 638
24 Gaspereau River 3 -64.283 45.117 54 564
25 Black River 3 -64.15 44.983 37 516