Spurwink River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Spurwink River
A Hudsonian godwit (left) and a greater yellowlegs located north of the river.
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Main source	Maine
Length	4.6 mi (7.4 km)

The Spurwink River is a 4.6-mile-long (7.4 km) primarily tidal river in Cumberland County, Maine, in the United States. It rises in the town of Cape Elizabeth and flows west, then southwest, through salt marshes to its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean. It is bridged by Maine State Route 77 at the river's approximate halfway point. From a point shortly above the bridge to the river's mouth, it forms the boundary between Cape Elizabeth to the east and the town of Scarborough to the west. The river's mouth is at the Scarborough village of Higgins Beach.