Penobscot Bay is a bay on the mid-coast of Maine, opening south to the Gulf of Maine and receiving the Penobscot River at its head. The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 10.23 ft (3.12 m) at the Belfast station.
- Type
- Bay
- Location
- Maine, United States
- Setting
- On the mid-coast of Maine, opening south to the Gulf of Maine and receiving the Penobscot River at its head
- Tidal range
- The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 10.23 ft (3.12 m) at the Belfast station.
- Notable
- Searsport (Mack Point), on the bay's west side, is the deep-water commercial port, accessed via the Searsport Channel maintained to a project depth of 35 ft (US Army Corps of Engineers).
