Kenduskeag Stream is a 36.2 miles (58.3 km) stream in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Maine

Maine

Maine is a 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 Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. It is a tributary of the Penobscot River

Penobscot River

The Penobscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch and South Branch increases the Penobscot's length to , making it the second longest river system in Maine and the longest entirely in the state. Its drainage basin contains .It arises from four branches...

. The stream rises at the outlet of Garland Pond in the town of Garland

Garland, Maine

Garland is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 990 at the 2000 census.- History :Garland was settled in 1802 and incorporated in 1811...

, and flows southeast through Corinth

Corinth, Maine

Corinth is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,511 at the 2000 census.-History:The town was first settled in the late 1790s by the extended Daniel Skinner family and originally called "Ohio". There is still an "Ohio Street" in nearby Bangor, being a portion of...

, Kenduskeag

Kenduskeag, Maine

Kenduskeag is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,171 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

, and Glenburn

Glenburn, Maine

Glenburn is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,594 at the 2010 census. It was called "Dutton" until it was incorporated as the town of Glenburn in 1837.-Geography:...

, before entering the city of Bangor

Bangor, Maine

Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...

. Passing through downtown Bangor, the stream drops 100 foot in 2 miles (3 km), reaching the Penobscot between the two downtown bridges across the larger river.

Kenduskeag Stream plays an important role in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, in the works of Stephen King

Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...

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