Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Outlet Dam (Moosehead Lake) Brookfield Renewable | NID ME00091 | Dam / hazard | 45.58573, -69.71486 | Head of the Kennebec: the East Outlet leaves Moosehead here. Flow through the reach below is release-driven, so read the gauge before you commit. |
| 2 | Rockwood Road bridge (ME 6 / ME 15) East Outlet, Big Moose Twp | Bridge crossing | 45.58365, -69.71949 | |
| 3 | Burnham Pond Road landing Big Moose Twp | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.54590, -69.77018 | Slipway named from its access road by reverse geocode; no agency sign recorded. |
| 4 | Harris Dam (Indian Pond) Brookfield Renewable | NID ME00090 | Dam / hazard | 45.46032, -69.86571 | Controls the releases through the Kennebec Gorge. Also the upstream limit the state names as Indian Pond Dam for the reach running down to the Abenaki (lower) Dam in Madison. |
| 5 | Harris Station put-in below Harris Dam | Access / boat ramp | 45.45835, -69.86602 | Standard put-in for the gorge. |
| 6 | Indian Pond Family Campground Indian Stream Twp | Campsite | 45.45543, -69.85549 | |
| 7 | Kids fishing area limit - US 201 bridge, The Forks downstream end | Regulation section limit | 45.33674, -69.96828 | The state names a kids fishing area from the Moxie Stream confluence in Moxie Gore down to this bridge. Only this end is mapped - the Moxie mouth is not in OSM here. |
| 8 | Ballfield Road landing West Forks Plt | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.33814, -69.96661 | Named from its access road by reverse geocode. |
| 9 | Riverdrivers West Forks | open year round | Campsite | 45.33924, -69.97121 | |
| 10 | Crusher Pool access The Forks | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.31932, -69.98198 | Named for the pool it serves, from a reverse geocode. |
| 11 | Maine Forest Service station ranger station | US 201 corridor | Agency / conservation office | 45.23744, -69.99578 | |
| 12 | Caratunk Country Store general store | US 201, Caratunk | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 45.21908, -69.98756 | The only retailer on the US 201 corridor above Bingham. Tagged as an outdoor shop in OSM; tackle stock not verified. |
| 13 | US 201 landing, Caratunk unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.21063, -69.98910 | Named from the road it leaves, by reverse geocode. |
| 14 | Canada Road landing, Moscow unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.13400, -69.94827 | |
| 15 | Pleasant Ridge Road landing (upper) Pleasant Ridge Plt | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.07416, -69.92132 | One of two slipways on this road; this is the upstream one. |
| 16 | Station Road landing, Moscow unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.06806, -69.90356 | |
| 17 | Pleasant Ridge Road landing (lower) Pleasant Ridge Plt | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.06523, -69.90007 | |
| 18 | Roadside spring Moscow | Spring | 45.06317, -69.90260 | Tagged natural=spring in OSM. Untreated and untested - treat before drinking. |
| 19 | Bingham boat launch Lander Avenue, Bingham | Access / boat ramp | 45.05309, -69.88614 | The red markers the state uses as the upstream end of the Bingham kids fishing area sit by this launch. |
| 20 | USGS gauge - Kennebec River at Bingham site 01046500 | USGS gauge | 45.05194, -69.88556 | The gauge this water page reads. A second streamflow gauge, 01042500 at The Forks, covers the gorge reach upstream. |
| 21 | Kids fishing area limit - ME 16 bridge, Bingham downstream end | Regulation section limit | 45.05230, -69.88577 | Downstream boundary of the Bingham kids fishing area; the upstream end is the red markers by the Bingham boat launch. |
| 22 | Solon rail-trail landing Kennebec Valley Rail Trail | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.96353, -69.86576 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Williams Dam NID ME00088 | Dam / hazard | 44.95935, -69.86992 | |
| 24 | Ferry Street bridge (US 201A / ME 8) Solon - Embden | Bridge crossing | 44.93776, -69.86962 | |
| 25 | Thompson & Dinsmore Islands nature reserve in the river | Park / conservation area | 44.87169, -69.86275 | |
| 26 | Madison Street landing, Anson unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.85815, -69.87279 | |
| 27 | Nathan Street Boat Landing Anson | Access / boat ramp | 44.80450, -69.88656 | |
| 28 | Main Street bridge (US 201A) Anson - Madison | Bridge crossing | 44.79890, -69.88823 | |
| 29 | Anson Station Dam NID ME00087 | Dam / hazard | 44.79814, -69.88832 | |
| 30 | Abenaquis Dam NID ME00086 | Dam / hazard | 44.79144, -69.88727 | The state calls this the Abenaki (lower) Dam in Madison and uses it as a reach boundary: the reach above runs up to Indian Pond Dam, the reach below down to the red markers at the Skowhegan rest area. |
| 31 | Madison Paper Corporation log dam weir | NID ME00736 | Dam / hazard | 44.79017, -69.88950 | |
| 32 | Madison rail-trail landing Madison Branch Rail Trail | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.78645, -69.88873 | |
| 33 | Madison rail-trail landing (lower) Madison Branch Rail Trail | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.78111, -69.88800 | |
| 34 | Corporal Eugene Cole Memorial Bridge (US 201A) Norridgewock | Bridge crossing | 44.71702, -69.79739 | |
| 35 | Oosoola Park Norridgewock | Park / conservation area | 44.71585, -69.79148 | |
| 36 | Kennebec River boat launch Oosoola Park, Norridgewock | Access / boat ramp | 44.71621, -69.78985 | |
| 37 | Yankee Woodlot Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands | Park / conservation area | 44.75847, -69.73651 | Demonstration woodlot; OHV use is signed here. |
| 38 | Weston Dam NID ME00085 | Dam / hazard | 44.76477, -69.72102 | OSM records this dam as planned for demolition some time in the 2030s. |
| 39 | Swinging Bridge footbridge, Skowhegan gorge | Bridge crossing | 44.76248, -69.72062 | |
| 40 | US 2 / US 201 bridge, Skowhegan Island Avenue | Bridge crossing | 44.76316, -69.71815 | |
| 41 | Weston south channel dam NID ME00085S001 | Dam / hazard | 44.76361, -69.71792 | |
| 42 | Riverside Park Skowhegan | Park / conservation area | 44.76526, -69.71722 | |
| 43 | Gorge Overlook Skowhegan | Park / conservation area | 44.76747, -69.71187 | |
| 44 | Coburn Park Skowhegan | Park / conservation area | 44.77106, -69.70988 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Great Eddy Island nature reserve | Park / conservation area | 44.77010, -69.70360 | |
| 46 | Reach limit - red markers at the Skowhegan rest area Kennebec Banks Rest Area, US 2 | Regulation section limit | 44.76854, -69.68380 | Placed at the rest area the rule names, east of Skowhegan on US 2 - the red markers themselves are not mapped. Bounds the Abenaki Dam reach above and the Lockwood Dam reach below. |
| 47 | Cleaver Landing Skowhegan | Access / boat ramp | 44.76840, -69.68157 | |
| 48 | Two Rivers Campground Skowhegan | Campsite | 44.77024, -69.67609 | |
| 49 | Somerset Woods preserve Somerset Woods Trustees | Park / conservation area | 44.73737, -69.64276 | |
| 50 | Canaan Road landing, Fairfield unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.68503, -69.63109 | |
| 51 | ME 23 bridge (Canaan Road) Fairfield - Canaan | Bridge crossing | 44.68575, -69.63031 | |
| 52 | Shawmut Dam NID ME00084 | Dam / hazard | 44.63097, -69.58303 | The upstream side of this dam is the downstream end of the Skowhegan rest area kids fishing area. OSM records the dam as planned for demolition in the 2030s. |
| 53 | Mill Island Park Fairfield | Park / conservation area | 44.59165, -69.59352 | |
| 54 | ME 11 / ME 100 / ME 139 bridge Fairfield - Benton | Bridge crossing | 44.58710, -69.58984 | |
| 55 | Water Street landing, Fairfield unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.58544, -69.59369 | |
| 56 | Hydro-Kennebec Dam Waterville - Winslow | Dam / hazard | 44.56334, -69.61876 | |
| 57 | Head of Falls Park Waterville | Park / conservation area | 44.55139, -69.62765 | |
| 58 | Two Cent Bridge footbridge, Waterville - Winslow | Bridge crossing | 44.55084, -69.62622 | |
| 59 | Ticonic Falls weir | Dam / hazard | 44.54785, -69.62676 | |
| 60 | Ticonic Bridge (US 201 / ME 100) Waterville - Winslow | Bridge crossing | 44.54739, -69.62718 | |
| 61 | Lockwood Dam NID ME00082 | Dam / hazard | 44.54620, -69.62836 | The state uses the upstream side of this dam as a reach boundary and its downstream side as the head of the next reach, which runs to the head of tidewater above the Calumet Bridge. |
| 62 | Waterville boat launch | Access / boat ramp | 44.53311, -69.64398 | |
| 63 | Carter Memorial Bridge (ME 137) Waterville - Winslow | Bridge crossing | 44.53033, -69.64567 | |
| 64 | Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife - Sidney regional office | Agency / conservation office | 44.45150, -69.72767 | |
| 65 | Sidney recreation area landing Recreation Drive | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.42880, -69.70190 | |
| 66 | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Augusta big-box sporting goods | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 44.34895, -69.78507 | Fishing department and licence sales; 2.1 km off the river. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Cushnoc Crossing Bridge (ME 3) Augusta | Bridge crossing | 44.33551, -69.76451 | |
| 68 | Mill Park Augusta | Park / conservation area | 44.32429, -69.77187 | |
| 69 | Head of tidewater - Calumet Bridge, Augusta downstream end of the inland reach | Regulation section limit | 44.31679, -69.77223 | The inland reach ends at the power lines about 4,200 ft above this bridge; the bridge is the placeable anchor. Below here the river is tidal. |
| 70 | Augusta Waterfront Park Augusta | Park / conservation area | 44.31454, -69.77366 | |
| 71 | East Side Boat Landing Augusta | Access / boat ramp | 44.31388, -69.77196 | |
| 72 | Memorial Bridge (US 201 / US 202) Augusta | Bridge crossing | 44.31249, -69.77275 | |
| 73 | Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife - Augusta state headquarters | Agency / conservation office | 44.30112, -69.78298 | |
| 74 | Kennebec River Rail Trail Park Augusta - Hallowell | Park / conservation area | 44.29908, -69.77952 | |
| 75 | Ferry Road landing, Chelsea unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.28613, -69.78734 | |
| 76 | Hallowell waterfront landing Water Street | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.28286, -69.79049 | |
| 77 | ME 9 / ME 27 bridge Gardiner - Randolph | Bridge crossing | 44.23328, -69.76984 | |
| 78 | Gardiner Launch | Access / boat ramp | 44.22956, -69.76994 | |
| 79 | Waterfront Park Gardiner | Park / conservation area | 44.22859, -69.76911 | |
| 80 | Colburn House State Historic Site Pittston | Park / conservation area | 44.19812, -69.75557 | |
| 81 | ME 197 bridge Richmond - Dresden | Bridge crossing | 44.09143, -69.78360 | |
| 82 | Swan Island campsite Steve Powell WMA, Perkins Twp | Campsite | 44.07279, -69.79163 | On Swan Island inside MDIFW’s Steve Powell Wildlife Management Area. Unnamed in OSM; located by reverse geocode. |
| 83 | North End Boat Launch Bath | Access / boat ramp | 43.92908, -69.81137 | |
| 84 | US 1 Leeman Highway bridge Bath - Woolwich | Bridge crossing | 43.91175, -69.80939 | |
| 85 | South End Boat Launch Bath | Access / boat ramp | 43.88908, -69.81555 | |
| 86 | Blaisdell Drive landing, Phippsburg unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 43.87223, -69.80038 | |
| 87 | Wilbur Preserve at Cox’s Head Phippsburg Land Trust | Park / conservation area | 43.76647, -69.78835 | |
| 88 | Fort Popham State Historic Site Phippsburg | river mouth | Park / conservation area | 43.75431, -69.78404 |
Gauge: USGS 01046500 — Kennebec River at Bingham, Maine. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Landlocked Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass
Regulations: www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/laws-rules/index.html
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
East Outlet, Moosehead Lake: the top of the river, walk-in and boat access, the best-known salmon water.
Indian Pond and the Kennebec Gorge: raft launch and remote access.
The Forks: confluence with the Dead River, outfitters and lodging.
Wyman Lake and Wyman Dam: impoundment and the top of the Bingham tailwater.
Bingham and Solon: tailwater accesses near the gauge.
Madison, Skowhegan and Waterville: lower river access in warmer water.
April through June: high cold water, smelt runs, the best landlocked salmon fishing of the spring.
July and August: summer flows, dry fly fishing in the riffles, rafting traffic in the gorge.
September and October: fall salmon and brown trout, the strongest month of the year.
Winter: most of the river closes; check current Maine open water and ice fishing rules.