Temple Stream

Temple Stream is a small river in Franklin County, Maine, United States. It is located in the Kennebec River watershed. It is named for the town of Temple, Maine. Temple's Intervale Road runs along the stream's southern banks, while Cummings Hill Road crosses it, near it its intersection with Maple Street. The stream is sourced from Jessie Pond, around 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Temple, and flows into Sandy River, just to the east of West Farmington. In 2022, the Walton's Mill Dam in Farmington was demolished, allowing Temple Stream to flow freely through Walton's Mill for the first time in 240 years. The change was made to allow fish passage, in turn protecting the endangered Atlantic salmon, which have been spawning at the site. In 2005, Bill Roorbach published Temple Stream: A Rural Odyssey. It is also frequently mentioned in A Soldier's Son: An American Boyhood During World War II (2006) by John E. Hodgkins.

Temple Stream

Location
Country	United States
County	Franklin County
Physical characteristics

Source	Jessie Pond
• location	Temple, Maine
• coordinates	44°44′53″N 70°15′00″W / 44.748°N 70.250°W / 44.748; -70.250

Mouth	Sandy River
• location	West Farmington, Maine
• coordinates	44°39′22″N 70°08′49″W / 44.656°N 70.147°W / 44.656; -70.147

Temple Stream is a small river in Franklin County, Maine, United States. It is located in the Kennebec River watershed.^[1]

It is named for the town of Temple, Maine. Temple's Intervale Road runs along the stream's southern banks, while Cummings Hill Road crosses it, near it its intersection with Maple Street.

The stream is sourced from Jessie Pond, around 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Temple, and flows into Sandy River, just to the east of West Farmington.^[2]

In 2022, the Walton's Mill Dam in Farmington was demolished, allowing Temple Stream to flow freely through Walton's Mill for the first time in 240 years.^[3] The change was made to allow fish passage, in turn protecting the endangered Atlantic salmon, which have been spawning at the site.^[1]^[4]

In 2005, Bill Roorbach published Temple Stream: A Rural Odyssey.^[5] It is also frequently mentioned in A Soldier's Son: An American Boyhood During World War II (2006) by John E. Hodgkins.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Federal program will support Maine dam removal project to help salmon". Press Herald. Associated Press. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
^ Water Quality in Temple Stream, Farmington, Maine – Maine Department of Environmental Protection, April 2022
^ "Temple Stream flowing freely for first time in 240 years – Daily Bulldog". 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
^ Revitalizing Temple Stream for the Farmington Community – Atlantic Salmon Federation
^ admin_bm (2005-11-01). "A Review of: Temple Stream: A Rural Odyssey by Bill Roorbach". Believer Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-08.

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Temple Stream – National Geologic Map Database

Rivers of Maine by drainage system

Bay of Fundy

Passamaquoddy Bay

Saint John River Watershed

Casco Bay

Fore River Watershed	Fore River Long Creek Stroudwater River South Branch Stroudwater River
Presumpscot River Watershed	Bear River Chute River Crooked River East Branch Piscataqua River Little River Muddy River North Branch Little River Northwest River Piscataqua River Pleasant River Presumpscot River Songo River Sticky River Tenny River
Others	Cousins River Harraseeket River Little River New Meadows River Royal River Toddy Brook

Gulf of Maine

Blue Hill Bay (Union River Watershed)	Bog River East Branch Union River Little Bog River Middle Branch Union River Union River West Branch Union River
Chandler Bay	Sandy River
Dennys Bay	Dennys River Hardscrabble River Orange River
Englishman Bay	Chandler River East Branch Chandler River Englishman River
Frenchman Bay	Jordan Stream Skillings River
Harrington Bay	Harrington River Mill River
Little River Watershed	Little River (Drakes Island) Merriland River
Machias Bay (Machias River Watershed)	Crooked River East Machias River Machias River Maine River Middle River West Branch Machias River
Mousam River Watershed	Littlefield River Middle Branch Mousam River Mousam River
Narraguagus Bay (Narraguagus River Watershed)	Little Narraguagus River Narraguagus River Spring River West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield) West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County)
Pleasant Bay (Pleasant River Watershed)	Little River Pleasant River West Branch Pleasant River Western Little River
Piscataqua River Watershed	Great Works River Little River Neoutaquet River Piscataqua River Salmon Falls River
Sheepscot River Watershed	Back River Cross River Dyer River Marsh River Sasanoa River Sheepscot River West Branch Sheepscot River
Wohoa Bay	Indian River Southwest Branch Indian River West River
Others	Batson River Benjamin River Cape Neddick River Damariscotta River Johns River Jordan River Josias River Kennebunk River Little River (Boothbay) Little River (Georgetown) Little River (Goosefare Bay) Little River (York) Morse River Ogunquit River Pemaquid River Sprague River Webhannet River York River

Merrymeeting Bay

Androscoggin River Watershed

Kennebec River Watershed

Muscongus Bay

Saint George River Watershed	Back River Dead River East Branch Oyster River Mill River Oyster River Saint George River West Branch Oyster River
Others	Back River (Medomak) Back River (Meduncook) Goose River Medomak River Meduncook River

Penobscot Bay

Penobscot River Watershed

Others

Saco Bay

Saco River Watershed	Charles River Cold River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Saco River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Tenmile River West Branch Tenmile River
Others	Dunstan River Libby River Nonesuch River Scarborough River Spurwink River

Temple Stream

See also

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