Allagash Wilderness Waterway

Protected area in Maine, United States

Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Map showing the location of Allagash Wilderness Waterway Map showing the location of Allagash Wilderness Waterway Location in Maine
Location	Maine North Woods, Maine, United States
Coordinates	46°29′35′′N 69°17′23′′W / 46.49306°N 69.28972°W / 46.49306; -69.28972 ^[1]
Length	92.5 mi (148.9 km)
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)^[1]
Established	1966^[2]
Administrator	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Website	Allagash Wilderness Waterway

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Type	Wild
Designated	July 19, 1970

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is a 92.5-mile-long (148.9 km) protected area extending from Aroostook County, Maine into Piscataquis County, Maine. It is a ribbon of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams of the Maine North Woods that includes much of the Allagash River. Canoeing, fishing, hunting, and camping are among the activities permitted.^[2]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Allagash River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b "Allagash Wilderness Waterway". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

External links

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Allagash Wilderness Waterway Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Map Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

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Protected areas of Maine

Federal

National Parks and Historic Sites	Acadia National Park Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
National Wildlife Refuges	Aroostook Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area Cross Island Franklin Island Maine Coastal Islands Moosehorn Petit Manan Pond Island Rachel Carson Seal Island Sunkhaze Meadows Umbagog
National Forests	White Mountain
National Cemeteries	Acadia National Cemetery Togus National Cemetery
National Trails	Appalachian Trail
National Estuarine Research Reserves	Wells
National wild and scenic rivers	Allagash Wilderness Waterway York River

State

State Parks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Androscoggin Riverlands Aroostook Baxter Birch Point Bradbury Mountain Camden Hills Cobscook Bay Crescent Beach Damariscotta Lake Ferry Beach Fort Point Grafton Notch Holbrook Island Sanctuary Lake St. George Lamoine Lily Bay Mackworth Island Moose Point Mount Blue Mount Kineo State Park Owls Head Light State Park Peacock Beach Peaks-Kenny Penobscot River Corridor Popham Beach Quoddy Head Range Ponds Rangeley Lake Reid Roque Bluffs Shackford Head Sebago Lake Swans Falls Campground Swan Lake Two Lights Vaughan Woods Warren Island Wolfe's Neck Woods
State Historic Sites	Bible Point Colburn House Colonial Pemaquid Eagle Island Fort Baldwin Fort Edgecomb Fort Halifax Fort Kent Fort Knox (Penobscot Narrows Observatory) Fort McClary Fort O'Brien John Paul Jones Katahdin Iron Works Mayall Mills Whaleback Shell Midden
State Forests	Durham