Authorities are investigating the illegal dumping of trash in Mattagodus Stream in Prentiss Township. Credit: Courtesy of the Maine Forest Service

Someone dumped a bunch of trash in a stream in eastern Penobscot County.

The household trash was illegally dumped in Mattagodus Stream off Route 169 in Prentiss Township, according to the Maine Forest Service.

Mattogus Stream is a tributary of the Mattawamkeag River, which flows into the Penobscot River.

Anyone with tips for Ranger Wesley Hatch about who may be behind the dumping can call the Bangor Regional Communications Center at 207-973-3700.