Machias River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States[2] |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Western Washington County, Maine[1] |
• elevation | 1,371 feet (418 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | Machias Bay[1] |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
Length | 60 miles (97 km)[3] |
Basin size | 498.3 square miles (1,291 km2)[2] |
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), passing the town of Machias and emptying into Machias Bay.[4]