Little River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 30, 2011 tributary
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of
Casco Bay
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in
Maine
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, United States.
The river's source is around west of Highland Road in
Brunswick. It flows southwest, passing beneath Newfield Road, Flying Point Road and, at its mouth, Burnett Road in
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.
Just northeast of its mouth at Casco Bay, a , single-track steel stringer bridge carries Burnett Road over the river. It was built in 2009 and, as of 2016, an average of 300 vehicles cross it daily.
The shores of Little River are believed to have been seasonal fishing settlements historically.
Mouth
Its mouth is located between
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment and
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park in Freeport.
File:Little_River,_Freeport,_Maine_1.jpg, The looking out toward the mouth of the river at Casco Bay
File:Little_River,_Freeport,_Maine_2.jpg, The Burnett Road bridge
See also
*
List of rivers of Maine
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References
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Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
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Rivers of Cumberland County, Maine
Freeport, Maine
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