Table 5A. Four regions of Saco Bay based on littoral boundaries.

Region	Distance (ft)	Mean Orientation (° from N)	South Boundary	North Boundary	Towns/Beaches
1	0-6,000	134	N side of Pool	S jetty Saco River	Hills Beach
2	7,700-18,700	174	N jetty Saco River	S side Goosefare Brk	Camp Ellis, Ferry Beach, Bay View, Kinney Shores
3	19,500-42,600	225	N side Goosefare Brk	W jetty Scarborough River	Ocean Park, Old Orchard Beach, Surfside, Grand Beach, Pine Point
4	43,700-46,900	140	Ferry Rocks, Scarborough River	Bluffs Prouts Neck	Western Beach

Table 5B. Compartments designated within each region based on morphologic characteristics.

Region	Compartment	Distance (ft)	Mean Orientation (° from T N)	South Boundary(approx)	North Boundary (approx)	Towns/Beaches
1	A	0-2,000	117	N side of Pool	Surf St	Hills Beach
	B	2,100-4,000	124	Surf St	N end seawall	Hills Beach
	C	4,100-6,000	160	N end seawall	S jetty Saco River	Hills Beach
2	A	7,700-12,700	168	N jetty Saco River	Pond Ave, Long Pond	Camp Ellis, Ferry Beach
	B	12,800-18,700	178	Pond Ave, Long Pond	S side Goosefare Brk	Bay View, Kinney Shores
3	A	19,700-25,400	205	N side Goosefare Brk	Fernald Ave	Ocean Park, OOB
	B	25,500-35,800	217	Fernald Ave	Little River Rd	OOB, Surfside, Grand Beach
	C	35,900-42,300	254	Little River Rd	W jetty Scarborough River	Grand Beach, Pine Point
4	A	43,700-44,800	125	E side Scarborough River	Hole #2	Western Beach
	B	44,900-46,900	149	Hole #2	Bluffs Prouts Neck	Western Beach

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