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The Swift River is a 26.7-mile-long (43.0 km)[1] river in western Maine. It is a tributary of the Androscoggin River, which flows to the Kennebec River near its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean.

Swift River (Maine)
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Maine
• elevation	423 ft (129 m)
Length	26.7 mi (43.0 km)

The Swift River rises in Franklin County at the outlet of Swift River Pond, a small water body southeast of the Rangeley Lakes. The river flows south into Oxford County through the towns of Byron, Roxbury, and Mexico, ending at the Androscoggin River at the town boundary between Mexico and Rumford, and flowing through the downtown of the combined urban area formed by the two towns.

See also

• List of rivers of Maine

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swift River
• Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
• Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

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