Gravel Bar Islands and Shoals, Kennebec River, Sidney, Maine. August, 1999.

A mile below Six Mile Falls, the Kennebec River grows wide and shallow and flows through a complex and shifting mosaic of gravel bar islands and shoals. Depths range from a few inches to over 10 feet deep in the channel on the east side of the river. The current here is deceptively strong. The substrate is sand, peastone and cobble -- ideal spawning and nursery habitat for Atlantic salmon. The width of the river here can be judged by the size of the canoe in the left background of the photo.

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