The North Branch Gounamitz River is a tributary of the

Gounamitz River The Gounamitz River is a tributary of the head of the Restigouche River, flowing in the Northwest of New Brunswick, in Canada. The course of Gounamitz river crosses: * Madawaska County: Rivière-Verte, Sainte-Anne Parish * Restigouche County: ...

which in turn is a tributary of the head of the

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 App ...

. These bodies of water flow in the Northwestern

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 ...

, in

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 tot ...

. The course of the "North Branch Gounamitz River" passes successively through: *

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 ...

: Saint-Quentin Parish; * Madawaska County: Rivière-Verte Parish. A forest road runs on the East side along the entire length of the river.

Geography

The "North Branch Gounamitz River" rises from mountain streams located in forest area, on the Southern flank of a mountain Peak (elevation: ). This source is located in the Saint-Quentin Parish in

. The mountain source is located at: * Northeastern limit of the Saint-Quentin Parish and Rivière-Verte Parish; * Northeast of the Southeast shore of First Lake; * Northwest of the confluence of the "North Branch Gounamitz River"; * Northwest of the confluence of the

; * South of the Southern boundary of the

province of 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 p ...

. The "Branch Northern Gounamitz river" flows in forest area, more or less in parallel to the Southwest side to the

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 th ...

. The lower segment of the "North Branch Gounamitz River" runs more or less in parallel between Létourneau Creek (located on the East side) and Cherry Creek (located on the West side). From the source, "Branch Northern Gounamitz river" flows on as follow: * to the East in the Saint-Quentin Parish (

) up to a stream (coming from the West); * Southward, passing a logging camp up to a stream (coming from the West); * to the Southeast, up to the limit of the Rivière-Verte Parish ( Madawaska County); * to the Southeast in the Rivière-Verte Parish, up to the confluence of the "North Branch Gounamitz River"Segments River measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted), Ministry of Natural Resources of Canada The "North Branch Gounamitz River" pours on the North bank of the

in the Rivière-Verte Parish, Madawaska County. This confluence is located: * Northwest of the confluence of the

; * Northwest of the village of Saint-Quentin Parish; * Northeast of

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 Sai ...

downtown; * Southwest of

Campbellton, New Brunswick Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958. Fores ...

bridge, crossing the

References

External links

Website: Restigouche.org - Conseil de Gestion du Bassin Versant de la Rivière Restigouche inc - Restigouche River Watershed Management Council Inc
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gounamitz (North Branch) river Rivers of New Brunswick Canadian Heritage Rivers

Geography

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