Browse Map

Explore away

Explore Map Collection

Check out our basemaps

Print a Map Plus

Generate a high-quality PDF

Field Guide

Discover local flora, fauna, geology, and more

Local Flora & Fauna

Learn the ecology of your area

Local Geology

Learn the geologic formation at your feet

Get Started or Sign In

Welcome

Continue with Apple

Already have an account? Sign In

MAP

Topo

Measure

Topo

Ecoregions

Public Lands

...

BASEMAPS

Default Weather

Temperature

Smoke

...

WEATHER

Central Maine Embayment

Ecoregion in ME

Print Map

Generate High-Quality PDF

The Central Maine Embayment is a diverse region of rolling plains with hills and some high hills. It has a complex geologic mix of bedrock, with large areas of metamorphosed pelite, sandstone, and limestone/dolostone, some granitic intrusives, along with other metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks. Glaciomarine sediments of silt, clay, sand, and gravel cover many of the flatter lower elevations, deposits formed from marine submergence of lowland areas, or where glacial meltwater streams entered the sea. Some broader river valleys and associated alluvial deposition occur in the region such as the Androscoggin and Kennebec. A few areas of wet

— EPA

Taxonomy

Classified As

Ecoregion