The East Machias River is a river in
Washington County,
Maine. From the outlet of Crawford Lake () in
Crawford
Crawford may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crawford Bay Airport, British Columbia
* Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Ontario
United Kingdom
* Crawford, Lancashire, a small village near Rainford, Merseyside, England
* Crawford, South Lanarkshire, a ...
, it runs
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 22, 2011 southeast to the
estuary of the
Machias River at the head of
Machias Bay
Machias Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine that opens into the Gulf of Maine.
The bay was the scene of the Battle of Machias — the first naval battle of the American Revolution, occasioned by the British need for lumber for Boston.
Lo ...
. The river mouth is on the border between the towns of
East Machias
East Machias is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States on the East Machias River. At the 2020 census, the town population was 1,326. It is the home of Washington Academy, a private school founded in 1792.
Geography
According to the ...
and
Machiasport.
See also
*
List of rivers of Maine
References
Sources
*
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
Rivers of Washington County, Maine
Machias, Maine
Rivers of Maine
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