Back River (Saint George River tributary)

{{other uses| Back River (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| source1_location = [[Maine]]
| mouth_location = [[St. George River (Maine)|St. George River]]
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
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|length_mi=10.7
| source1_elevation = {{convert|105|ft}}
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The '''Back River''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[St. George River (Maine)|St. George River]] in [[Knox County, Maine|Knox County]], [[Maine]]. From its source in Far Meadow ({{coord|44.0481|-69.2688 |format=dms |type:river_region:US-ME |name= Back River source}}) in [[Cushing, Maine|Cushing]], the river runs {{convert|10.7|mi}} north,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed June 22, 2011 through South and North Ponds, to its confluence with the Saint George in [[Warren, Maine|Warren]].

== See also ==
* [[List of rivers of Maine]]

== References ==
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*{{cite gnis |id=561416 |name= Back River |entrydate=30 September 1980 |access-date=2010-09-29 }}
* [https://waterdata.usgs.gov/me/nwis/current/?type=flow Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS]
* [https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/hows-my-waterway Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency]

{{Rivers of Maine}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Knox County, Maine]]
[[Category:Rivers of Maine]]


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