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Harris Station Put-In

Harris Station Put-In is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Kennebec River, Maine.

Aerial view of the riprap bank at the river, the paved path and the parking lot above, October 2021
Aerial view of the riprap bank at the river, the paved path and the parking lot above, October 2021 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Curly-leaf pondweed

Maine DEP lists this water as infested with curly-leaf pondweed. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

Maine DEP · checked October 20, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Coordinates
45.45835, -69.86602

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine, 9.4 mi from this launch on Kennebec River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Kennebec River

The Kennebec River is a 170-mile-long river in Maine. It begins at Moosehead Lake in the west-central part of the state, where the East and West Outlets meet at Indian Pond. Harris Station Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Maine, was built near that confluence. The Dead River joins the Kennebec at The Forks. From there the river runs south past Madison, Skowhegan, Waterville, Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner. At Richmond it enters Merrymeeting Bay, a 16-mile-long freshwater tidal bay that also receives the Androscoggin River. It then passes Bath and reaches the Gulf of Maine. The basin covers about 5,869 square miles. The lower river lies below the fall line and has no rapids, so ocean tides reach as far north as Waterville. More about Kennebec River.

Community

Where people who use Kennebec River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.americanwhitewater.org: free public access with no charges or fees to the waters of the Kennebec River and Indian Pond across lands under their ownership or control. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.