Machias River (Aroostook River tributary)

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This article is about the Aroostook County river. For the Washington County river, see Machias River.
Machias River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaine
Mouth 
 • location
Aroostook River
 • coordinates
46°37′19″N 68°25′17″W / 46.6219°N 68.4215°W / 46.6219; -68.4215Coordinates: 46°37′19″N 68°25′17″W / 46.6219°N 68.4215°W / 46.6219; -68.4215
 • elevation
530 feet (160 m)
Length33 miles (53 km)
Basin features
ProgressionAroostook — St. John — Bay of Fundy

The Machias River is a major tributary of the Aroostook River, flowing 33.4 miles (53.8 km)[1] through Aroostook County in the northern part of the state of Maine, USA. From the outflow of Big Machias Lake (

 WikiMiniAtlas
46°40′45″N 68°45′54″W / 46.6793°N 68.7650°W / 46.6793; -68.7650 (Machias River source)) in Maine Township 12, Range 8, WELS, the river runs southeast and east to its confluence with the Aroostook in Ashland.

The Aroostook River watershed

See also[]

  • List of Maine rivers

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed June 22, 2011

External links[]

  • "Machias River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-03-09.

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