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The hydrogeology and water resources of Maine are closely related to the state's surficial geology, soils, climate, land use and environment. The Maine Geological Survey began a continuing process of mapping sand and gravel aquifers beginning in 1978. Statewide, Maine receives an annual rainfall total of 42 inches or 24 trillion gallons.
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Appleton Bog Atlantic White Cedar Stand: 1984: Knox: private A large peatland with continuous forest cover and well-developed hummock-and- hollow topography.
The location of the state of Maine in the United States of America. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Maine: . Maine – 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 ...
This category includes articles relating to the natural environment of the U.S. state of Maine. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Daaquam River, Quebec and Maine; Big Black River in Maine (Grande rivière Noire in Québec) Depot River. Brown River, Quebec and Maine; Gobeil River, Quebec and Maine; Shields Branch in Maine (rivière du Rochu in Quebec) Fivemile Brook in Maine (Rivière des Cinq Milles in Quebec) Twomile Brook in Maine (Rivière des Deux Milles in Quebec ...
Log jam at Ripogenus Gorge during 1870s log driving.. The North Maine Woods is the northern geographic area of the state of Maine in the United States.The thinly populated region is overseen by a combination of private individual and private industrial owners and state government agencies, and is divided into 155 unincorporated townships within the NMW management area. [1]
Peaks in the state of Maine [1] [2] Mountain Peak Elevation Prominence Isolation Location County; Mount Abraham: 4,049 ft 1234 m: 899 ft 274 m: 4.11 mi 6.62 km Franklin: Agamenticus: 692 ft 211 m: 522 ft 159 m: 12.05 mi 19.4 km
A map of Maine showing its famed jagged coast. To the south and east is the Gulf of Maine, and to the west is the state of New Hampshire. The Canadian province of New Brunswick is to the north and northeast, and the province of Quebec is to the northwest. Maine is the northernmost and largest state in New England, accounting for almost half of ...