This article is about the Washington County river. For the tributary of the Aroostook River, see Machias River (Aroostook River).
Machias River
Bad Little Falls
Location
Country
United States[1]
Physical characteristics
Source
• location
Western Washington County, Maine[2]
• elevation
1,371 feet (418 m)[1]
Mouth
• location
Machias Bay[2]
• elevation
0 feet (0 m)
Length
60 miles (97 km)[3]
Basin size
498.3 square miles (1,291 km2)[1]
Video of Little Bad Falls in Machias, Maine
The Machias River is a 60.0-mile-long (96.6 km)[3] river in Maine, USA. It flows through Washington County in the eastern part of the state, from Fifth Machias Lake (45°05′21″N67°51′49″W / 45.0892°N 67.8636°W / 45.0892; -67.8636 (Machias River origin)), passing the town of Machias and emptying into Machias Bay.[4]
^ abc"Watershed Overview and Data Access". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
^ abSaul B. Cohen, ed. (2000). The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11990-9. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
^ abU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2011-06-22
^Rooks, Douglas (Oct–Nov 2002). "Mesmerized by a River in Maine - Machias River". National Wildlife. National Wildlife Federation. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
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