The Depot River () is a tributary of the
Big Black River (Saint John River)
The Big Black River (French: ''Grande Rivière Noire'') is a river crossing the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in Quebec and in Maine. From its source (), in L'Islet RCM, Quebec, the river runs northeast and east across the Canada ...
, flowing in the townships T12 R17 Wels, T13 R16 Wels and T14 R15 Wels, in the
Aroostook County
Aroostook County ( ; french: Comté d'Aroostook) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,105. Its county seat is Houlton, with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent.
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in
North Maine Woods
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in
Maine
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, in
United States
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.
Its course runs entirely through forested region in an isolated mountain valley.
The watershed of the Depot River is accessible by some forest roads 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 ...
.
Geography
The source of the Depot River begins at the mouth of Little Lake Presley () (length: ; altitude: ), in townships T12 R17 WELS, in
North Maine Woods
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, in
Maine
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. This lake is located in a small valley between two mountains (the one on west reached above sea level and that on the east reached ).
This source is located at:
* southeast of the border between
Quebec
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and
Maine
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;
* southwest of
Mount Depot (''Depot Mountain'');
* Ssuthwest of the confluence of the Depot River;
* east of the
Frontier Lake (Quebec-Maine) in
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 thirtee ...
.
From the mouth of Little Lake Presley, the Depot River flows over as follows:
Upper courses of Depot River (segment of )
* to the northeast in the
Maine
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, up to the southwest bank of Mud Pond;
* to the northeast, crossing the Mud Pond (altitude: ) over its full length to the mouth;
* to the northeast by cutting a forest road and across a marsh area in the second half of the segment, up to the confluence of a stream (from the southwest) ;
* to the north through a narrow marsh area up to a stream (from the northwest which drains a large marsh area, with dozens of small lakes);
* eastward up to the discharge (from the south) of a series of lakes;
* to the northeast up to the west shore of
Lake Depot (length: ; height: );
* northwards crossing the
Lake Depot to the mouth.
Note:
Lake Depot gets its water from the top of the Depot River and a stream (from the south) which is the discharge of a series of lakes and Mary L Pond.
Lower courses of Depot River (segment of )
* to the northwest up to Glazier Brook;
* (or direct line) to the northeast, winding up Brown Brook (from the northwest or the
Quebec
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where it is designated
Brown River);
* (or direct line) to the north, winding end segment until Dead Brook (from the northwest);
* to the northeast, up to a stream (from the northwest or the
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 thirtee ...
);
* to the east, skirting the northern
Mont Depot (altitude: ) up to Cunliffe Stream (from the south);
* to the southeast, up to a stream (from the south);
* to the northeast, up to a bridge of a forest road;
* north, up to a stream (from the west);
* to the southeast, winding end segment, up to the confluence of the river.
[Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on Internet), Ministry of Natural Resources Canada]
This confluence is located:
* at the southeast of the Canada-US border;
* at the southwest of the confluence of the
Big Black River (Saint John River)
The Big Black River (French: ''Grande Rivière Noire'') is a river crossing the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in Quebec and in Maine. From its source (), in L'Islet RCM, Quebec, the river runs northeast and east across the Canada ...
.
The Depot River pours on the south bank of the
Big Black River (Saint John River)
The Big Black River (French: ''Grande Rivière Noire'') is a river crossing the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in Quebec and in Maine. From its source (), in L'Islet RCM, Quebec, the river runs northeast and east across the Canada ...
() in the township T14 R15 Wels, in the
Aroostook County
Aroostook County ( ; french: Comté d'Aroostook) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,105. Its county seat is Houlton, with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent.
Kn ...
. The latter flows northeast zigzagging up to a river bend of
Saint John River where it pours on the west bank. The latest flows to the east, then southeast through all the
New Brunswick
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and pours on the north bank of the
Bay of Fundy which opens to the southwest on the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
Toponymy
The term "Depot" is associated with the Depot River in
Lake Depot and
Mont Depot.
See also
*
Aroostook County
Aroostook County ( ; french: Comté d'Aroostook) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,105. Its county seat is Houlton, with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent.
Kn ...
, a county
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 ...
*
Brown River, a stream
*
Big Black River (Saint John River)
The Big Black River (French: ''Grande Rivière Noire'') is a river crossing the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in Quebec and in Maine. From its source (), in L'Islet RCM, Quebec, the river runs northeast and east across the Canada ...
, a stream
*
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), a stream
*
North Maine Woods
The North Maine Woods is the northern geographic area of the state of Maine in the United States. The thinly populated region is overseen by a combination of private individual and private industrial owners and state government agencies, and is di ...
, a geographical region 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 ...
*
List of rivers of Maine
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References
Bibliography
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External links
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Maine Streamflow USGS data*
Maine Watershed data from the Environmental Protection Agency
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Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
Tributaries of the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
Rivers of Aroostook County, Maine
North Maine Woods
International rivers of North America