The Little Machias River is a 17.7 miles (28.5 km) river in Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. From its source (46.7276°N 68.6267 °W) 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

Confluence

Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...

 with the Aroostook River

Aroostook River

The Aroostook River is a tributary of the Saint John River in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Its basin is the largest sub-drainage of the St. John River....

 in Ashland

Ashland, Maine

Ashland is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,474 at the 2000 census.DIRTY town-External links:**...

, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) downstream (north) of the confluence of the Machias River

Machias River (Aroostook River)

The Machias River is a major tributary of the Aroostook River, flowing through Aroostook County in the northern part of the state of Maine, USA. From the outflow of Big Machias Lake in Maine Township 12, Range 8, WELS, the river runs southeast and east to its confluence with the...

 with the Aroostook. Via the Aroostook River, it is part of the St. John River watershed.