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Little Machias River
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Maine
River mouth Machias River
530 feet (160 m)
46°39′07″N 68°25′19″W / 46.6519°N 68.4219°W / 46.6519; -68.4219
Basin features
Progression MachiasAroostookSt. JohnBay of Fundy

The Little Machias River is a 17.7-mile-long (28.5 km) river in Maine. From its source (46°43′39″N 68°37′36″W / 46.7276°N 68.6267°W / 46.7276; -68.6267 (Little Machias River source)) in Maine Township 12, Range 7, WELS, it runs about 8 miles (13 km) east to Little Machias Lake and about 9 miles (14 km) southeast to its confluence with the Aroostook River in Ashland, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) downstream (north) of the confluence of the Machias River with the Aroostook. Via the Aroostook River, it is part of the Saint John River watershed.

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