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Dyer River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Maine
230 feet (70 m)
River mouth Sheepscot River
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44°03′03″N 69°36′35″W / 44.0509°N 69.6098°W / 44.0509; -69.6098 (Dyer River)
Length 20 miles (32 km)

The Dyer River is a 20.2-mile-long (32.5 km) river in Maine. It originates along the northern boundary of the town of Jefferson with the town of Somerville (44°14′13″N 69°28′12″W / 44.2370°N 69.4700°W / 44.2370; -69.4700 (Dyer River source)) and flows southwesterly through Jefferson, passing through Dyer Long Pond and near South Jefferson. It continues southwest into the town of Newcastle, passing the villages of North Newcastle and Sheepscot, where it joins the tidal Sheepscot River.

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