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Meduxnekeag River

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Coordinates:46°08′52″N67°34′22″W / 46.1478°N 67.5729°W /46.1478; -67.5729

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River in United States, Canada

Meduxnekeag River Metaksonekiyak


Location
Countries	United States,Canada
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Maine

Mouth
• location	Saint John River
• coordinates	46°08′52″N67°34′22″W / 46.1478°N 67.5729°W /46.1478; -67.5729
• elevation	170 feet (52 m)
Length	about 35 miles (56 km)
Basin features
Progression	St. John —Bay of Fundy
Tributaries
• left	North Branch Meduxnekeag River
• right	South Branch Meduxnekeag River

TheMeduxnekeag River (/məˈdʌksnəkɛɡ/mə-DUKS-nə-keg),Wolastoqey:Metaksonekiyak^[1]) is a tributary of theSaint John River. It is about 35 miles (56 km) long. TheNorth Branch Meduxnekeag River rises from the outlet of a small pond (46°21′40″N68°03′18″W / 46.3610°N 68.0549°W /46.3610; -68.0549 (North Branch Meduxnekeag River source)) in Maine and runs to itsconfluence with the Meduxnekeag inWakefield, New Brunswick. TheSouth Branch Meduxnekeag River rises from the outflow of Johnson Pond (46°02′07″N67°55′16″W / 46.0353°N 67.9210°W /46.0353; -67.9210 (Red River source)) inLinneus, and runs to its confluence with the Meduxnekeag River two miles upstream fromHoulton, Maine. The Meduxnekeag joins the Saint John inWoodstock, New Brunswick.

The earliest mention of the name is in the narrative ofJohn Gyles. He states that in 1689 he visited a branch of the St. John river about ten miles to a branch called Medeockseenecasis. The suffix "asis" is a diminutive so it is possible that the name is a form of LittleMeductic. The current spelling was first seen in 1840.^[2]

In New Brunswick, the watershed of the Meduxnekeag is home to the richest, most diverse, and highest concentration of remnant sites of mature Appalachian Hardwood Forest in Atlantic Canada, containing many understorey plants rare or uncommon in the province. These include black raspberry,wild ginger,maidenhair fern,showy orchis, wild coffee, and numerous others. The non-profit Meduxnekeag River Association Inc., based in Woodstock, has purchased, since 1998, approximately 2.25 square kilometres (500 acres) of forest, with more than 6 km (3.7 mi) of undeveloped shoreline. This Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve has more than 10 km (6.2 mi) of well-marked, low impact walking trails.

Animals commonly found in the watershed include themoose,white-tailed deer,black bear,eastern coyote,red fox,raccoon,beaver,eastern chipmunk,striped skunk,red squirrel,snowshoe hare,mink,weasels,porcupine, and variousmice,voles, andshrews.^[3]

Significant sections of the Meduxnekeag are easy to canoe or kayak in high or medium water conditions (generally in May and June, and in September and October; also in July/August in wet summers). Annual canoe races are held in both Maine and New Brunswick in May. Recreational canoeists traditionally put in just below the bridge on the North Branch (just above the confluence) and take out in downtown Woodstock, a half-day canoe depending on lingering time, passing through scenic, mostly forested country. The final 2 km before Woodstock is through an extensive wetland.

The intervales and islands of the Meduxnekeag are locally celebrated for the ediblefiddlehead ostrich fern, harvested in May.

References

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^"Metaksonekiyak". Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Language Portal. Retrieved31 March 2025.
^"You say Meduxnekeag; I say..." Meduxnekeag River Association. Archived fromthe original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved7 January 2017.
^"Meduxnekeag Animals". Meduxnekeag River Association. Archived fromthe original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved7 January 2017.

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Presumpscot River Watershed	Bear River Chute River Crooked River East Branch Piscataqua River Little River Muddy River North Branch Little River Northwest River Piscataqua River Pleasant River Presumpscot River Songo River Sticky River Tenny River
Others	Cousins River Harraseeket River Little River New Meadows River Royal River Toddy Brook

Gulf of Maine

Blue Hill Bay (Union River Watershed)	Bog River East Branch Union River Little Bog River Middle Branch Union River Union River West Branch Union River
Chandler Bay	Sandy River
Dennys Bay	Dennys River Hardscrabble River Orange River
Englishman Bay	Chandler River East Branch Chandler River Englishman River
Frenchman Bay	Jordan Stream Skillings River
Harrington Bay	Harrington River Mill River
Little River Watershed	Little River (Drakes Island) Merriland River
Machias Bay (Machias River Watershed)	Crooked River East Machias River Machias River Maine River Middle River West Branch Machias River
Mousam River Watershed	Littlefield River Middle Branch Mousam River Mousam River
Narraguagus Bay (Narraguagus River Watershed)	Little Narraguagus River Narraguagus River Spring River West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield) West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County)
Pleasant Bay (Pleasant River Watershed)	Little River Pleasant River West Branch Pleasant River Western Little River
Piscataqua River Watershed	Great Works River Little River Neoutaquet River Piscataqua River Salmon Falls River
Sheepscot River Watershed	Back River Cross River Dyer River Marsh River Sasanoa River Sheepscot River West Branch Sheepscot River
Wohoa Bay	Indian River Southwest Branch Indian River West River
Others	Batson River Benjamin River Cape Neddick River Damariscotta River Johns River Jordan River Josias River Kennebunk River Little River (Boothbay) Little River (Georgetown) Little River (Goosefare Bay) Little River (York) Morse River Ogunquit River Pemaquid River Sprague River Webhannet River York River

Merrymeeting Bay

Androscoggin River Watershed

Kennebec River Watershed

Muscongus Bay

Saint George River Watershed	Back River Dead River East Branch Oyster River Mill River Oyster River Saint George River West Branch Oyster River
Others	Back River (Medomak) Back River (Meduncook) Goose River Medomak River Meduncook River

Penobscot Bay

Penobscot River Watershed

Others

Saco Bay

Saco River Watershed	Charles River Cold River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Saco River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Tenmile River West Branch Tenmile River
Others	Dunstan River Libby River Nonesuch River Scarborough River Spurwink River

Rivers of New Brunswick bydrainage system

Bay of Fundy

Cumberland Basin	Missaguash River
Chignecto Bay	Upper Salmon River
Passamaquoddy Bay	Magaguadavic River St. Croix River
Watershed of Saint John River	Aroostook River Becaguimec Stream Canaan River Hammond River Iroquois River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Iroquois River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Oromocto River River De Chute Saint Francis River Saint John River Salmon River Tobique River Wolastoq
Shepody Bay (watershed of Petitcodiac River)	Jonathan Creek Memramcook River Petitcodiac River Turtle Creek
Others	Big Salmon River Quiddy River

Gulf of
Saint Lawrence

Chaleur Bay (watershed of Restigouche River)	Belle Kedgwick River Gounamitz River Kedgwick River Little Main Restigouche River Little Southeast Upsalquitch River North Branch Gounamitz River Northwest Upsalquitch River Patapédia River Popelogan River Restigouche River South Branch Kedgwick River Southeast Upsalquitch River Upsalquitch River West Branch Gounamitz River
Miramichi Bay (watershed ofMiramichi River)	Barnaby River Bartholomew River Bartibog River Cains River Dungarvon River Little Southwest Miramichi River Miramichi River Napan River North Pole Stream Northwest Miramichi River Oyster River Renous River Sevogle River Southwest Miramichi River Tuadook River
Northumberland Strait	Buctouche River Gaspereau River Kouchibouguac River Kouchibouguacis River Molus River Richibucto River
Watershed ofSaint Lawrence River	Rimouski River
Others	Black River Caraquet River Nepisiguit River Pokemouche River Rivière du Nord

Authority control databases
International	VIAF FAST
National	United States Israel
Other	Yale LUX

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