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___MASK5___ is the northernmost state in the New ___MASK83___ region of the northeastern United States . ___MASK5___ is the 39th most extensive and the 41st most populous of the U . S . states and territories . It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west , the Atlantic Ocean to the east , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and ___MASK18___ to the north . ___MASK5___ is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States , and the northernmost east of the Great Lakes . It is known for its jagged , rocky coastline ; low , rolling mountains ; heavily forested interior , and picturesque waterways ; and also its seafood cuisine , especially clams and lobster . There is a continental climate throughout the state , even in coastal areas such as its most populous city of Portland . The capital is Augusta . ___MASK69___ Sound is a tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean , lying between the eastern shores of Bronx County , ___MASK59___ City , southern Westchester County , and Connecticut to the north , and the North Shore of ___MASK69___ , to the south . From east to west , the sound stretches 110 miles ( 177 km ) from the East River in ___MASK59___ City , along the North Shore of ___MASK69___ , to Block Island Sound . A mix of ___MASK27___ from tributaries and saltwater from the ocean , ___MASK69___ Sound is 21 miles ( 34 km ) at its widest point and varies in depth from . A drainage ___MASK49___ or catchment ___MASK49___ is an extent or an area ___MASK100___ land where all surface water from rain , melting snow , or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation , usually the exit ___MASK100___ the ___MASK49___ , where the waters join another body ___MASK100___ water , such as a river , lake , reservoir , estuary , wetland , sea , or ocean . Thus if a tributary stream joins a brook that in turn joins a small river which is a tributary ___MASK100___ a larger river , there is a series ___MASK100___ successively larger ( and lower elevation ) drainage basins . For instance , the ___MASK16___ and Ohio rivers are within their own drainage basins and also within the drainage ___MASK49___ ___MASK100___ the Mississippi River . A tributary or affluent is a stream or ___MASK74___ that flows into a larger stream or main stem ( or parent ) ___MASK74___ or a lake . A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean . Tributaries and the main stem ___MASK74___ drain the surrounding drainage ___MASK49___ ___MASK100___ its surface water and groundwater , leading the water out into an ocean . The City ___MASK100___ ___MASK59___ , often called ___MASK59___ City or simply ___MASK59___ , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population ___MASK100___ 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area ___MASK100___ just , ___MASK59___ City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip ___MASK100___ the state ___MASK100___ ___MASK59___ , the city is the center ___MASK100___ the ___MASK59___ metropolitan area , one ___MASK100___ the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , ___MASK59___ City exerts a significant impact upon ___MASK19___ , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " ___MASK59___ minute ". Home to the headquarters ___MASK100___ the United Nations , ___MASK59___ is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital ___MASK100___ the world . A lake is an area ___MASK100___ variable size filled with water , localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land , apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake . ___MASK63___ lie on land and are not part ___MASK100___ the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions . ___MASK63___ can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing . Most ___MASK63___ are fed and drained by rivers and streams . The Mascoma ___MASK74___ is a 31 . 6 - mile - long ( 50 . 9 km ) ___MASK74___ located in western ___MASK17___ in the United States . It is a tributary of the Connecticut ___MASK74___ , which flows to Long Island Sound . The Mascoma comprises two sections which are ___MASK98___ by Mascoma Lake in the communities of ___MASK96___ and Lebanon . Counting the lake would add 2 . 7 miles ( 4 . 3 km ) to the ___MASK74___ ' s length . The Mascoma ___MASK74___ begins at Cummins Pond in a heavily forested part of the town of Dorchester , ___MASK17___ and flows south into the town of Canaan , collecting water flowing from Reservoir Pond , Clark Pond , and Canaan Street Lake before reaching the Indian ___MASK74___ . Here it turns west , collecting tributaries arriving from Goose Pond and Crystal Lake , before it passes through the mill town of ___MASK96___ and arrives at Mascoma Lake . At the western end of Mascoma Lake , the Mascoma ___MASK74___ , now in Lebanon , drops quickly over rapids and occasional falls , passing numerous small hydroelectric dams in the center of Lebanon and on its way to West Lebanon , where it reaches the Connecticut ___MASK74___ . The section of the ___MASK74___ immediately downstream of the Mascoma Lake dam is reserved for fly fishing only , while other portions of the ___MASK74___ are open for all types of fisherman . The ___MASK74___ is stocked by the ___MASK17___ Fish and Game Department . For most of its path from the Indian ___MASK74___ to the Connecticut , the Mascoma ___MASK74___ and its valley have influenced the location of numerous transportation routes , including U . S . Route 4 and an inactive , state - owned rail line known as the Northern Railroad , which has now been converted in some areas to a `` rail trail '' bike path . Mascoma Lake is a lake in western ___MASK17___ , United States . ___MASK7___ of the lake is within the town of ___MASK96___ , while a small portion is within the city of Lebanon , where it drains into the Mascoma River , a tributary of the Connecticut River . ___MASK18___ ( pronounced or ) is the second - most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French - speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . ___MASK17___ is a state in the New ___MASK83___ region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south , ___MASK14___ to the west , Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east , and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north . ___MASK17___ is the 5th smallest by land area and the 9th least populous of the 50 United States . A ___MASK74___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK27___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK74___ . In some cases a ___MASK74___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK74___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in northern England . Sometimes a ___MASK74___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . New ___MASK83___ is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeast United States : Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , and ___MASK14___ . It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north , respectively . The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast , and Long Island Sound is to the south . Boston is its largest city . Its largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston , which also includes Worcester ( the second - largest city in New ___MASK83___ ), Manchester ( the largest city in New Hampshire ), and Providence ( the capital and largest city of Rhode Island ), with nearly a third of the entire region ' s population . ___MASK90___ ; officially the Commonwealth ___MASK100___ ___MASK90___ , is the ___MASK7___ populous state in the New ___MASK83___ region ___MASK100___ the northeastern United States . It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states ___MASK100___ Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and ___MASK14___ to the north , and New York to the west . The state is named for the Massachusett tribe , which once inhabited the area . The capital ___MASK100___ ___MASK90___ and the ___MASK7___ populous city in New ___MASK83___ is Boston . Over 80 % ___MASK100___ ___MASK90___ ' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area , a region influential upon American history , academia , and industry . Originally dependent on agriculture , fishing and trade , ___MASK90___ was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution . During the 20th century , ___MASK90___ ' economy shifted from manufacturing to services . Modern ___MASK90___ is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . The ___MASK92___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". Block Island Sound is a strait in the open ___MASK92___ , approximately wide , separating Block Island from the coast of ___MASK3___ Rhode Island in the United States . On the west , it extends to Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island , as well as Plum Island , Gardiners Island , and Fishers Island , all in the state of ___MASK59___ . A stream is a body ___MASK100___ water with a current , confined within a bed and ___MASK23___ . Depending on its location or certain characteristics , a stream may be referred to as a " bayou ", " beck ", " branch ", " brook ", " burn ", " creek ", " crick ", " ghyll ", " gill ", " kill ", " lick ", " mill race ", " race ", " rill ", " river ", " rivulet ", " run ", " runnel ", " streamage ", " ___MASK71___ ", or " wash ". The ___MASK2___ ___MASK74___ is the longest ___MASK74___ in the New ___MASK83___ region of the United States . Flowing roughly southward for through four U . S . states , the ___MASK2___ rises at the U . S . border with ___MASK18___ , Canada , and discharges at Long Island Sound . Its watershed encompasses five U . S . states and one Canadian province   via 148 tributaries , 38 of which are major rivers . Discharging at per second , the ___MASK2___ produces 70 % of Long Island Sound ' s fresh water . " Main Stem " is 1942 instrumental by Duke ___MASK33___ and His Famous Orchestra . Although recorded in 1942 , the single would not be released until 1944 where it was Duke ___MASK33___ ' s last ___MASK100___ four number one ' s on the Harlem Hit Parade . " Main Stem " also peaked at number twenty on the pop chart . ___MASK40___ (; abbreviated Hants , archaically known as the County of Southampton ) is a county on the southern coast of ___MASK83___ in the United Kingdom . The county town of ___MASK40___ is Winchester , the former capital city of ___MASK83___ . ___MASK40___ is the most populous ceremonial county in the United Kingdom ( excluding the metropolitan counties ) with almost half of the county ' s population living within the South ___MASK40___ conurbation which includes the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth . The larger South ___MASK40___ metropolitan area has a population of 1 , 547 , 000 . ___MASK40___ is notable for housing the birthplaces of the Royal Navy , British Army , and Royal Air Force . It is bordered by ___MASK97___ to the west , Wiltshire to the north - west , Berkshire to the north , ___MASK66___ to the north - east , and West Sussex to the east . The southern boundary is the coastline of the English Channel and the Solent , facing the Isle of Wight . ___MASK13___ ( French : ) is a country in the ___MASK9___ half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK13___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK13___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is ___MASK72___ , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , ___MASK94___ , Edmonton , ___MASK18___ City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Groundwater ( or ground water ) is the water present beneath ___MASK20___ ' s surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures ___MASK100___ ___MASK89___ formations . A unit ___MASK100___ ___MASK89___ or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity ___MASK100___ water . The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in ___MASK89___ become completely saturated with water is called the water table . Groundwater is recharged from , and eventually flows to , the surface naturally ; natural discharge often occurs at springs and seeps , and can form oases or wetlands . Groundwater is also often withdrawn for agricultural , municipal , and industrial use by constructing and operating extraction wells . The study ___MASK100___ the distribution and movement ___MASK100___ groundwater is hydrogeology , also called groundwater hydrology . ___MASK14___ is a state in the New England region of the northeast United States . It borders the other U . S . states of Massachusetts to the south , New Hampshire to the east , New York to the west , and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north . Lake Champlain forms half of ___MASK14___ ' s western border with the state of New York and the Green Mountains run north - south the length of the state . ___MASK2___ is the southernmost state in the New ___MASK83___ region of the northeastern United States . ___MASK2___ is also often grouped along with ___MASK59___ and New Jersey as the Tri - State Area . It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east , Massachusetts to the north , ___MASK59___ to the west , and Long Island Sound to the south . Its capital city is Hartford , and its most populous city is Bridgeport . The state is named for the ___MASK2___ River , a major U . S . river that approximately bisects the state . The word " ___MASK2___ " is derived from various anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for " long tidal river ". The ___MASK46___ River is a salt water tidal estuary in ___MASK59___ City . The waterway , which is actually not a river despite its name , connects Upper ___MASK59___ Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end . It separates the borough of Queens on Long Island from the Bronx on the North American mainland , and also divides Manhattan from Queens and Brooklyn , which is also on Long Island . Because of its connection to Long Island Sound , it was once also known as the " Sound River ". The tidal strait changes its direction of flow frequently , and is subject to strong fluctuations in its current , which are accentuated by its narrowness and variety of depths . The waterway is navigable for its entire length of , and was historically the center of maritime activities in the city , although that is no longer the case .