Kezar River
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The Kezar River is a 14.2 miles (22.9 km) tributary of the Old Course Saco River
in western Maine
in the United States
. It starts at the outlet of Five Kezar Ponds in the town of Lovell
, drops over Kezar Falls, and flows southwest, briefly entering the town of Sweden
before reentering Lovell and passing that town's central village. Continuing southwest, it enters the town of Fryeburg and ends at the Old Course Saco River northwest of Kezar Pond and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) above the Old Course's mouth at the Saco River
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Old Course Saco River
The Old Course Saco River is a river in the town of Fryeburg in western Maine in the United States. It was the route of the Saco River until the early 1800s, when the river's current course was dug to shorten its length considerably.-References:**...
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...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It starts at the outlet of Five Kezar Ponds in the town of Lovell
Lovell, Maine
Lovell is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 974 at the 2000 census. Lovell is the site of Kezar Lake, a resort area.-History:...
, drops over Kezar Falls, and flows southwest, briefly entering the town of Sweden
Sweden, Maine
Sweden is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 324 at the 2000 census. Set among hills, forests and ponds, Sweden includes the village of East Sweden.-History:...
before reentering Lovell and passing that town's central village. Continuing southwest, it enters the town of Fryeburg and ends at the Old Course Saco River northwest of Kezar Pond and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) above the Old Course's mouth at the Saco River
Saco River
The Saco River is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco Bay, from its source. It supplies drinking water to roughly 250,000...
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