Even though it is not in the Casco Bay watershed, some of the flow of the Kennebec River circulates into eastern Casco Bay. Several rivers, including the Fore, Presumpscot, Harraseeket, Royal, and Cousins, empty directly into Casco Bay. Streams, rivers, snow melt, and rain runoff from 42 communities, from Bethel to the coast, flow to Casco Bay. The Casco Bay watershed covers nearly 1,000 square miles. Actually, there are 785 islands and exposed ledges in the Bay. The Calendar Islands dot the Bay, so named because it is said there is an island for every day of the year. Casco Bay is both a working waterfront-a port of call for cruise ships, oil tankers, and container ships-and a scenic postcard of historic forts, stalwart lighthouses, secluded anchorages, and many islands. We are all working to keep Casco Bay clean!”Ĭasco Bay encompasses 14 coastal communities, including two of Maine’s largest cities, Portland and South Portland, and two of Maine’s newest towns, Long Island and Chebeague Island. Imagine these lighthouses with signs that read, “Welcome to Casco Bay! Come on in, but wipe your feet. Toward the southern end of Casco Bay, Maine’s most famous lighthouse-Portland Head Light-welcomes mariners into Portland Harbor. A lighthouse at the mouth of Casco Bay stands atop Halfway Rock, so named because it is almost exactly halfway between the boundaries of Casco Bay-Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth and Cape Small in Phippsburg.
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