The Little River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 30, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of
Goosefare Bay in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
. It rises in
Biddeford
Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the principal commercial center of York County. Its population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The twin cities of Saco and Biddeford include the resort communities of Biddeford Poo ...
and flows southeast, becoming the boundary between Biddeford and
Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,629 people at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.
The town center, the area ...
for the final of its course. It empties into Goosefare Bay on the
Atlantic Ocean
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at the east end of Kennebunkport's Goose Rocks Beach.
During part of the 19th century, a seasonal water-powered sawmill operated near what is now known as Timber Point.
See also
*
List of rivers of Maine
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
*
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
* The Water-Power of Maine, Walter Wells, 1869, p. 193
Rivers of Maine
Rivers of York County, Maine
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