Where is the York River watershed?
Freshwater from York Pond flows through a small stream, creating the headwaters of the York River, saltwater and unimpeded tidal for over seven miles, it is contained for the most part within the town of York. These rich tidalmarshes comprise some of the largest areas of coastal wetland in Southern Maine and are held wholly in private ownership. The largest of the salt marshes are found 5 to 7 miles from the coastal harbor mouth. The York River has high ocean-like salinity seaward and fluctuating salinities in the upper section influenced by the watershed run off. As the site for some of Maine’s earliest permanent settlements, this area has supported a wide variety of agricultural, forestry, fishing and hunting activities over the past 350 years. The York River and its watershed are contained within four southern Maine towns: York, Kittery, South Berwick and Eliot. The York River landscape of rolling hills, old fields, broad marshes, accompanied by open and closed views of its topograp
