Noyes Mountain (Maine)
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Noyes Mountain is a mountain located in Maine
near the town of South Paris
. It is named after George Lorenzo Noyes
, who built and operated Harvard Quarry located nearby.
Noyes Mountain stands within the watershed
of the Little Androscoggin River
, which drains into the Androscoggin River
, and thence into Merrymeeting Bay
in the Kennebec River
estuary
.
The east and south sides of Noyes Mtn. drain into Pennesseewassee Lake, and thence into Pennesseewassee Stream and the Little Androscoggin River.
The northeast side of Noyes Mtn. drains into Niles Brook, and the Little Androscoggin.
The west side of Noyes Mtn. drains into Mud Pond, thence into Hicks Pond and Niles Brook.
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...
near the town of South Paris
South Paris, Maine
South Paris is a census-designated place located within the town of Paris in Oxford County, Maine, in the United States. The population was 2,237 at the 2000 census...
. It is named after George Lorenzo Noyes
George Lorenzo Noyes
George “Shavey” Lorenzo Noyes was an American mineralogist, naturalist, development critic, writer and landscape artist.-Biography:Noyes was born in Norway, Maine, and was the son of Amos Oscar Noyes and Anna Chase Noyes. Since A...
, who built and operated Harvard Quarry located nearby.
Noyes Mountain stands within the watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Little Androscoggin River
Little Androscoggin River
The Little Androscoggin River is a river in Maine. It flows from Bryant Pond in Woodstock to its confluence with the Androscoggin River in Auburn...
, which drains into the Androscoggin River
Androscoggin River
The Androscoggin River is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is in area...
, and thence into Merrymeeting Bay
Merrymeeting Bay
Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal bay in Sagadahoc, Lincoln, and Cumberland counties, in the U.S. state of Maine. Merrymeeting Bay's unusual geography defies common landform terms. It is not what is usually meant by the word bay. It is somewhat like an estuary except for being fresh...
in the Kennebec River
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
.
The east and south sides of Noyes Mtn. drain into Pennesseewassee Lake, and thence into Pennesseewassee Stream and the Little Androscoggin River.
The northeast side of Noyes Mtn. drains into Niles Brook, and the Little Androscoggin.
The west side of Noyes Mtn. drains into Mud Pond, thence into Hicks Pond and Niles Brook.