Dennys River

Dennys River
Dennys River
	Dennys River from Bunker Hill Road in Dennysville
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Maine
Mouth
• location	Hardscrabble River
• coordinates	44°54′36″N 67°11′49″W / 44.910°N 67.197°W
• elevation	sea level
Length	23 miles (37 km)

The Dennys River is a river in Washington County, Maine. From the outflow of Meddybemps Lake (45°02′20″N 67°21′27″W / 45.0390°N 67.3576°W / 45.0390; -67.3576 (Dennys River source)) in Meddybemps, the river runs about 23 miles (37 km)^[1] southeast and east to Dennysville, where it becomes tidal and soon joins the Hardscrabble River estuary to form Dennys Bay.

The Dennys River was named for an Indian hunter.^[2]

References[edit]

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 22, 2011
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 104.

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