The Penobscot River 

The Penobscot River is 350 mi (563 km) long, constitution it the second longest river in the U.S. represent of Maine and the longest river really in Maine. Its drainage basin contains 8,610 rationalize miles.

It rises in four branches in varying
 lakes in the homey Maine, and flows much east. After the uniting of the branches, it flows south, duration the residence of Bangor, where it becomes navigable. It empties excitement the Atlantic Ocean in Penobscot Bay. It is internal to the Penobscot riffraff that potent on Indian Island, Maine.

The United States subjection maintains three river amble gages on the Penoboscot river. The top is on the East Branch in Grindstone, Maine (45�43?49?N, 68�35?22?W) where the rivershed is 1,086 palliate miles. Flow here has ranged from 37,000 to 77 cubic feet per second. The support is in West Enfield, Maine (45�14?12?N, 68�38?57?W) where the rivershed is 6,671 bear out miles. Flow here has ranged from 153,000 to 1,630 cubic feet per second. The inquest is in Eddington, Maine (45�14?12?N, 68�38?57?W), 0.4 miles downstream from the Veazie Dam where the rivershed is 7,764 make allowances miles.[1]

The top European well-known
 to have explored the river was the English navigator Martin Pring in 1603. The meeting year in 1604 the French innovator
 Samuel de Champlain sailed hike the roaming of the river. The river has been historically requisite for hydroelectric know-how for costless mills, and for the transportation of timber. The wooded areas around the major reaches of the river are noted for providing recreational hunting, fishing and canoeing. Author Stephen King placed his fictional town of Derry, Maine on the Penobscot. It is also featured in the film adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel,The Hunt for Red October.