The West Branch Little Black River (
French
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: ''Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire'') is a short river in
Quebec and northern
Maine.
Geography
The river runs east and southeast, roughly along the border between Témiscouata and
Kamouraska RCM, to the
Canada–United States border
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in Maine Township 19, Range 12, WELS.
The upper part of the "West Branch Little Black River" begins in
Notre Dame Mountains at the confluence of the "Branche Ouest du Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" (West Branch Clearwater Brook) and "Petit ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" (Little Clearwater brook), in the municipality of
Saint-Athanase, Quebec, in
Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM), in
Bas-Saint-Laurent administrative region, in
Quebec.
This confluence of these two streams is located at:
* at North-East of the limit of the RCM
Kamouraska Regional County Municipality (unorganized territory of
Picard;
* at Northwest of the border between
Quebec and
Maine;
* at Northeast of the confluence of the "West Branch Little Black River".
Course of Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire (Clearwater brook) (segment of flowing in
Quebec)
The segment of this river in Canadian territory is named "Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" (Clearwater brook) and runs as follows:
* Southward to the boundary of the unorganized territory of
Picard;
* to the Southeast in the unorganized territory of
Picard, to a stream (from the southwest);
* to the Southeast, to the boundary of the municipality of
Saint-Athanase, Quebec;
* to the Southeast in
Saint-Athanase, Quebec to the limit of the unorganized territory of
Picard;
* to the Southeast in the unorganized territory of
Picard, to the border between
Quebec and
Maine.
Course of West Branch Little Black River(segment of from the
Maine)
From the border between
Quebec and
Maine, the "West Branch Little Black River" flows as follows:
* (or in a straight line) to the Southeast, winding up to Morrison Creek (from the West) which course begins in the unorganized territory of
Picard, in
Kamouraska Regional County Municipality (RCM), in
Quebec;
* to the Southeast, up to the confluence of the river.
The "Branch West Little Black River" flows into a river bend on the West bank of the
Little Black River (Saint John River) which flows Southeast up to the North shore of
Saint John River.
Toponymy
The toponym "Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" (English: Clearwater brook) was officialized on December 5, 1968, at
Commission de toponymie du Québec
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(Québec Names Place Board).
The toponym "West Branch Little Black River" was officialized on September 30, 1980, at
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of
United States.
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Toponym: "West Branch Little Black River (Quebec-Maine)"
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See also
* Saint-Athanase, Quebec, a municipality of Quebec
* Picard, Quebec, an unorganized territory of Quebec
* Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
* Temiscouata Regional County Municipality
* Aroostook County, Maine
* Little Black River (Saint John River)
*Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the ...
* List of rivers of Quebec
* List of rivers of Maine
References
*
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGSMaine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency
External links
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Rivers of Bas-Saint-Laurent
Tributaries of the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
Rivers of Aroostook County, Maine
North Maine Woods
International rivers of North America