Machias River

Machias River
Bad Little Falls
Map
Location
CountryUnited States[2]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWestern Washington County, Maine[1]
 • elevation1,371 feet (418 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Machias Bay[1]
 • elevation
0 feet (0 m)
Length60 miles (97 km)[3]
Basin size498.3 square miles (1,291 km2)[2]
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″N 67°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]

  1. ^ a b Saul B. Cohen, ed. (2000). The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11990-9. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ a b U.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
  4. ^ Rooks, Douglas (Oct–Nov 2002). "Mesmerized by a River in Maine - Machias River". National Wildlife. National Wildlife Federation. Retrieved 2008-09-17.