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List of rivers of Maine

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Source revisionApr 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ2221006 ↗
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This is a list of rivers in Maine.

Saint John River

Note: Higher part of Saint John River is recuperating water from tributaries of Southeast Quebec

Left bank of Saint John River (Maine)

Saint John River

Southwest Branch Saint John River, Quebec and Maine

Little Southwest Branch Saint John River

Baker Branch Saint John River

Northwest Branch Saint John River

Daaquam River, Quebec and Maine

Big Black River in Maine (Grande rivière Noire in Québec)

Depot River

Brown River, Quebec and Maine

Gobeil River, Quebec and Maine

Shields Branch in Maine (rivière du Rochu in Quebec)

Fivemile Brook in Maine (Rivière des Cinq Milles in Quebec)

Twomile Brook in Maine (Rivière des Deux Milles in Quebec)

Little Saint Roch River

Chimenticook River, Maine

East Lake (Kamouraska), Quebec and Maine

Pocwock River, Quebec and Maine

Pocwock River West Branch, Quebec and Maine

Pocwock River East Branch, Maine

Little Black River in Maine (Rivière Noire in Quebec)

West Branch Little Black River, Quebec and Maine

Campbell Branch Little Black River, Quebec and Maine

St. Francis River in Maine (rivière Saint-François in Quebec)

Right bank of Saint John River (Maine)

Saint John River

Allagash River

Musquacook Stream

Fish River

Red River

Birch River

North Branch Birch River

South Branch Birch River

Little River

Aroostook River

St. Croix Stream

Blackwater River

North Branch Blackwater River

South Branch Blackwater River

Machias River

South Branch Machias River

Little Machias River

Little Madawaska River

River De Chute

Meduxnekeag River

South Branch Meduxnekeag River

North Branch Meduxnekeag River

Down East

St. Croix River

Little River (Big Lake)

Little River (Passamaquoddy Bay)

Pennamaquan River

Hardscrabble River

Dennys River

Orange River

Machias River

West Branch Machias River

Crooked River

Middle River

East Machias River

Maine River

Englishman River

Chandler River

East Branch Chandler River

Sandy River

Indian River

Southwest Branch Indian River

West River

Pleasant River

Western Little River

Little River

West Branch Pleasant River

Harrington River

Mill River

Narraguagus River

West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County, Maine)

Little Narraguagus River

West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield, Maine)

Spring River

Skillings River

Jordan River

Union River

East Branch Union River

Bog River

Middle Branch Union River

West Branch Union River

Webb Brook

Webb Pond

Mill Brook

Little Bog River

Benjamin River

Penobscot Bay

Bagaduce River

Penobscot River

East Branch Penobscot River

Seboeis River

Little Seboeis River

West Branch Penobscot River

North Branch Penobscot River

South Branch Penobscot River

Mattawamkeag River

East Branch Mattawamkeag River

West Branch Mattawamkeag River

Molunkus Stream

Piscataquis River

East Branch Piscataquis River

West Branch Piscataquis River

Sebec River

Pleasant River

East Branch Pleasant River

Middle Branch Pleasant River

West Branch Pleasant River

Passadumkeag River

East Branch Passadumkeag River

West Branch Passadumkeag River

Stillwater River

Kenduskeag Stream

North Branch Marsh River

Marsh Stream

South Branch Marsh River

Orland River

Narramissic River

Dead River

Goose River (Belfast Bay)

Passagassawakeag River

Little River

Ducktrap River

Megunticook River

Goose River (Rockport Harbor)

Mid Coast

Weskeag River

St.

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