The Crooked River originates at the south end of Songo Pond in Bethel and meanders southward 58 miles to Naples, where it joins with the Songo River 2 miles upstream of Sebago Lake State Park.
Portland Water District monitors water quality on the Crooked River through biological monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrates. PWD 2022 Crooked River Monitoring Report.
LEA partnered with the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District to address erosion sites in the watershed. View the 2012 Crooked River Watershed Survey. We also offer technical assistance to landowners who live on the Crooked River through Clean Lake Check Ups.
The Crooked River provides approximately 38% of the water to Sebago Lake, which provides drinking water to over 200,000 Mainers. Keeping this river healthy helps protect this important drinking water source. Forested watersheds and free-flowing streams are essential to clean water, so LEA works collaboratively with Sebago Clean Waters and local land trusts across the watershed to improve stream habitat and ensure that large portions of the watershed remain forested.
The Crooked River serves as an important spawning habitat for landlocked salmon in Sebago Lake and is a renowned coldwater fishery. Fishing access is limited to fly fishing only.
To learn more about the Crooked River fishery, check out The Crooked River: Characteristics, History, and Fisheries Management, a 2015 report by James Pellerin, a fisheries biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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