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Rangeley Lake, located in Franklin County, Maine, United States, is fed by several streams.Its waters flow out from the lake's northwestern corner via the short Rangeley River into Mooselookmeguntic Lake, then Upper and Lower Richardson Lakes, Umbagog Lake and ultimately into the Androscoggin River, Merrymeeting Bay, the lower Kennebec River, the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the US state of Maine.This byway follows State Route 17 (SR 17) and SR 4 in the western part of the state which is home to the many lakes and streams for which the region is known.
The Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad (SR&RL) was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately 112 miles (180 km) of track in Franklin County, Maine. The former equipment from the SR&RL continues to operate in the present day on a revived, short segment of the railway in Phillips, Maine .
Rangeley is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2020 census. [2] Rangeley is the center of the Rangeley Lakes Region, a resort area. The town includes the villages of Rangeley and Oquossoc, as well as the communities of Mooselookmeguntic, Bald Mountain, Mountainview, and South Rangeley.
The Western Lakes and Mountains region spans most of Maine's western border with New Hampshire. A small part of the scenic White Mountain National Forest is located in this area. The region consists of Oxford County , Androscoggin County , Franklin County , as well as northern York and interior Cumberland counties.
Rangeley Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying 870 acres (350 ha) on the southern shore of Rangeley Lake in Franklin County, Maine. The state park is located partly in the town of Rangeley and partly in Rangeley Plantation. [3] It is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. [4]
The lake's waters flow out to the southwest, into Upper Richardson Lake. There is a dam between the two lakes called "Upper Dam". Upper Dam, first constructed in 1850 [2] raised the level of Mooselookmeguntic Lake about 6 feet, [3] causing it to become joined to Cupsuptic Lake forming a reservoir. The two lakes had been separate before the dam ...
State Route 17 (abbreviated SR 17) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in the south central part of the state.It is a major regional route running for 131.21 miles (211.16 km) from an intersection with State Route 4 in Oquossoc to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 1A in Rockland.