The Fish River is a 69.9 miles (112.5 km) river in northern Maine

Maine

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 in the United States

United States

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. It is a tributary of the St. John River, which flows to the Bay of Fundy

Bay of Fundy

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 (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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) in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

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.

From its start at the confluence

Confluence

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 of Fox Brook and Carr Pond Stream (46.7769°N 68.7811 °W), in Maine Township 13, Range 8, WELS, the river runs north to Fish River Lake, then east to Portage Lake. It then runs northwards through St. Froid Lake and Eagle Lake to the Saint John River at Fort Kent

Fort Kent, Maine

Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,097 in the 2010 census. Fort Kent is home to an Olympic biathlete training center, an annual CAN-AM dogsled race, and the Fort Kent Blockhouse, built in reaction to the Aroostook War and in modern times designated...

. The latter section is roughly parallel to Maine State Route 11.