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Belle Kedgwick River
The Belle Kedgwick River flows in Saint-Quentin Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. The river is a tributary of the west bank of the Kedgwick River, which flows southeast to the west bank of the Restigouche River; the latter flows north to the border of Quebec, then east to the west bank of the Chaleur Bay where it opens to the east on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Geography The Belle Kedgwick River begins in a marshy area in the northwest region of New Brunswick. The source of the River Belle Kedgwick is: * east of the border between Quebec and New Brunswick * west of the confluence of the River Belle Kedgwick * north of Edmundston downtown The course of the river flows on the north side of the South Branch Kedgwick River course. From its source, the river flows on * to the southeast in Saint-Quentin Parish up to Fire Trail Branch (from the west). Note: This segment is called Branch Middle Belle Kedgwick River * to the northeast, up to LeBl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick
Saint-Quentin is a civil parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Saint-Quentin, the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick, and the Northwest rural district, both members of the Northwest Rural Service Commission. Before the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between a much smaller town of Saint-Quentin and local service districts of St. Martin de Restigouche and the parish of Saint-Quentin. In the reform, St. Martin de Restigouche was annexed by Saint-Quentin while the parish LSD was divided by the town, rural community, and rural district. Origin of name The parish was named for the Battle of St. Quentin, an Allied victory during the First World War. History Saint-Quentin was erected in 1921 from Grimmer Parish. Boundaries Saint-Quentin Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 2, 3, 9–11, 21–23, and 36 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 007–010, 019–023, 03 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restigouche County
Restigouche County (2016 population 30,955) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American and Canadian tourists to the region's summer colonies for decades. Forestry dominates the local economy. Census subdivisions Communities There are nine municipalities within Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population): First Nations There are two First Nations reservations in Restigouche County (listed by 2016 population): Parishes The county is subdivided into eight parishes. (Listed by 2016 population, excluding municipalities): *note: Grimmer Parish has been dissolved and amalgamated as part of the Rural Community of Kedgwick, effective July 2012. Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Restigouche County had a population of living in of its total private dwelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedgwick River
The Kedgwick River is a tributary of the head of the Restigouche River, in New Brunswick, in Canada. It flows southeast in: * Quebec: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Huron, Quebec, in regional county municipality (MRC) Rimouski-Neigette, in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent; * New Brunswick: Saint-Quentin and Grimmer Parish, in Restigouche County. Geography Kedgwick River rises at the mouth of the Little Lake Kedgwick (length: ; height: ), located in the Northeastern part of the Réserve faunique de Rimouski (Rimouski Wildlife Reserve), in Notre Dame Mountains, in province of Quebec. The Little Lake Kedgwick is powered by the creek of "Lac à Poil" (coming from the North). The mouth of the Little Lake Kedgwick is located at: * Southeast and Southwest of the border between Quebec and New Brunswick; * Southwest of the summit of the "mountain à Dubé" top; * Southwest of the summit of the "mountain du Lac Perdu" (mountain of Lost Lake); * Southeast of Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restigouche River
The Restigouche River (french: Rivière Ristigouche) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec. The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the Appalachian Mountains of northwestern New Brunswick to Chaleur Bay. Its meander length is approximately . The Restigouche is fed by several tributaries flowing south from Quebec's Notre Dame Mountains on the western edge of the Gaspé Peninsula (Kedgwick River, Gounamitz River, Patapédia River, and Matapedia River) as well as the Upsalquitch River flowing north from New Brunswick's ''Chaleur Uplands''. Located mostly in New Brunswick, the river forms the inter-provincial boundary between the two provinces from its confluence with the Patapédia River to its mouth at Dalhousie, New Brunswick and Miguasha, Quebec where it discharges into Chaleur Bay. The estuary is in length, extending from the river's discharge point at Dalhousie in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaleur Bay
frame, Satellite image of Chaleur Bay (NASA). Chaleur Bay is the large bay in the centre of the image; the Gaspé Peninsula is to the north and the Gulf of St. Lawrence is seen to the east.">Gulf_of_St._Lawrence.html" ;"title="Gaspé Peninsula is to the north and the Gulf of St. Lawrence">Gaspé Peninsula is to the north and the Gulf of St. Lawrence is seen to the east. Chaleur Bay, also Chaleurs Bay, baie of Chaleur (in ), is an arm of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence located between Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. The name of the bay is attributed to explorer Jacques Cartier (Baie des Chaleurs). It translates into English as "bay of warmth" or "bay of torrid weather". Chaleur Bay is the 31st member of the Most Beautiful Bays of the World Club. Chaleur Bay is host to an unusual visual phenomenon, the Fireship of Chaleur Bay, an apparition of sorts resembling a ship on fire which has reportedly appeared at several locations in the bay. It is possibly linked to similar sighting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Saint Lawrence
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Edmundston
Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Edmundston will expanded, annexing the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of the local service districts of the parish of Saint-Jacques and the parish of Saint-Joseph. History During the early colonial period, the area was a camping and meeting place of the Maliseet (Wolastoqiyik) Nation during seasonal migrations. From the mid to late eighteenth century, one of the largest Maliseet villages had been established at Madawaska and had become a refuge site for other Wabanaki peoples. The Maliseet village was originally located near the falls at the confluence of the Madawaska and Saint John Rivers. Currently, the City of Edmundston surrounds a federal Indian Reserve (St. Basile 10/Madawaska Maliseet First Nation). Originally named ''Petit-Sault'' (Little Falls) in reference to the waterfalls located where the Madawaska River merges into the Saint John River, the settlement was renamed ''Edmun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Branch Kedgwick River
The Southern Branch of the Kedgwick River flows into the Saint-Quentin in Restigouche County at New Brunswick, in Canada. The "South Branch Kedgwick River" is a tributary of Western bank of the Kedgwick River, which flows Southeast up to the West bank of the Restigouche River; the latest flows North up to the border of Quebec, then East up to the West bank of the Chaleur Bay. The latest opens to the East on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Geography The "South Branch Kedgwick River" takes its source at the mouth of a small lake (length: ; height: ), located in the Northwest part of the New Brunswick. The source of the "Southern Branch of the Kedgwick River" is located at: * South of the border between Quebec and New Brunswick; * Northeast of Miller Lake which is the head of water of the Rimouski River; * West of the confluence of the "Southern Branch Kedgwick River"; * North of Edmundston downtown. From its source, the "Kedgwick River" flows on * to the East in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of New Brunswick
This is a List of bodies of water in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, including waterfalls. New Brunswick receives precipitation year-round, which feeds numerous streams and rivers. There are two main discharge basins: the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the east and north and the Bay of Fundy to the south. The major rivers are the Saint John River (Wolastoq) and the Miramichi River. Bodies of water See also *List of bays in New Brunswick *List of lakes in New Brunswick *List of mountains in New Brunswick *List of islands of New Brunswick *List of waterfalls in Canada References External links * *Map of New Brunswick Watershed Groups and Provisional Water Classification* * Map of the main rivers of New Brunswick in French * {{Rivers of New Brunswick New Brunswick * Bodies of water New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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