The West Branch Little Black River (
French: ''Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire'') is a short river in
Quebec
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and northern
Maine
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.
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
The Notre Dame Mountains are a portion of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec to the Green Mountains (Vermont), Green Mountains of Vermont.
The range runs from northeast to southwest, forming the southern ed ...
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
Témiscouata () is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup, bordering New Brunswick, and is centred on Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is Témiscouata-sur-le-La ...
(RCM), in
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent (, 'Lower Saint-Lawrence) is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay that discharges into the Atlan ...
administrative region, in
Quebec
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.
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
Picard may refer to:
Places
* Picard, Quebec, Canada
* Picard, California, United States
* Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium
People and fictional characters
* Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with th ...
;
* at Northwest of the border between
Quebec
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and
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
;
* 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
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
)
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
Picard may refer to:
Places
* Picard, Quebec, Canada
* Picard, California, United States
* Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium
People and fictional characters
* Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with th ...
;
* to the Southeast in the unorganized territory of
Picard
Picard may refer to:
Places
* Picard, Quebec, Canada
* Picard, California, United States
* Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium
People and fictional characters
* Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with th ...
, 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
Picard may refer to:
Places
* Picard, Quebec, Canada
* Picard, California, United States
* Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium
People and fictional characters
* Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with th ...
;
* to the Southeast in the unorganized territory of
Picard
Picard may refer to:
Places
* Picard, Quebec, Canada
* Picard, California, United States
* Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium
People and fictional characters
* Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with th ...
, to the border between
Quebec
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and
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
.
Course of West Branch Little Black River(segment of from the
Maine
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)
From the border between
Quebec
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and
Maine
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, 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
Picard may refer to:
Places
* Picard, Quebec, Canada
* Picard, California, United States
* Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium
People and fictional characters
* Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with th ...
, in
Kamouraska Regional County Municipality (RCM), in
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
;
* 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)
The Little Black River (French language, French: ''Rivière Noire'') is a river flowing in the south of Quebec (Canada) and in the north of Maine (United States). Geography
From its source (), in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebe ...
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
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(GNIS) of
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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
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
*Picard, Quebec
Picard is an Unorganized territory (Quebec), unorganized territory in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. The territory consists of two non-contiguous area ...
, an unorganized territory of Quebec
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* Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
* Temiscouata Regional County Municipality
*Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County ( ; ) is the northernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Maine. It is located along the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 67,105. The county ...
*Little Black River (Saint John River)
The Little Black River (French language, French: ''Rivière Noire'') is a river flowing in the south of Quebec (Canada) and in the north of Maine (United States). Geography
From its source (), in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebe ...
*Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
The Saint John River (; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a river flowing within the Dawnland region from headwaters in the Notre Dame Mountains near the Maine-Quebec border through western New Brunswick to the northwest shore of the ...
*List of rivers of Quebec
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*One million lakes, of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 313 ...
* List of rivers of Maine
References
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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