West Branch Little Black River (Quebec–Maine)

For homonymy, see Black River and Little Black River.

West Branch Little Black River
Other name(s)	French: "Branche Ouest de la Petite rivière Noire" and named "Ruisseau à l’Eau Claire" (Clearwater brook) in Quebec
Countries	Canada, United States
States	Quebec, Maine
Basin
Main source	Saint-Athanase, Quebec, MRC de Témiscouata, Quebec, Canada, confluence of « Branche Ouest du Ruisseau à l’Eau Claire » (West Branch of Clearwater brook) and « Petit ruisseau à l’Eau Claire » (Little Clearwater brook) in Quebec 318 metres (1,043 ft) 47°20′25″N 69°26′32″W / 47.34028°N 69.44222°W / 47.34028; -69.44222
River mouth	zone T18 R13 Wels, Aroostook County, North Maine Woods region, Maine 242 metres (794 ft) 47°15′54″N 69°21′03″W / 47.26500°N 69.35083°W / 47.26500; -69.35083Coordinates: 47°15′54″N 69°21′03″W / 47.26500°N 69.35083°W / 47.26500; -69.35083
Alt. difference	76 metres (249 ft)
Physical characteristics
Length	14.0 kilometres (8.7 mi)
Discharge	Location: Little Black River (Saint John River)
Features
Tributaries	Right: Morrison brook

The West Branch Little Black River (French: 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 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:

0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) at North-East of the limit of the RCM Kamouraska Regional County Municipality (unorganized territory of Picard;
5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) at Northwest of the border between Quebec and Maine;
11.7 kilometres (7.3 mi) at Northeast of the confluence of the "West Branch Little Black River".

Course of Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire (Clearwater brook) (segment of 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) flowing in Quebec)

The segment of this river in Canadian territory is named "Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" (Clearwater brook) and runs as follows:

1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) Southward to the boundary of the unorganized territory of Picard;
3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the Southeast in the unorganized territory of Picard, to a stream (from the southwest);
1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) to the Southeast, to the boundary of the municipality of Saint-Athanase, Quebec;
1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the Southeast in Saint-Athanase, Quebec to the limit of the unorganized territory of Picard;
0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) 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 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) from the Maine)

From the border between Quebec and Maine, the "West Branch Little Black River" flows as follows:

2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) (or 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) 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;
3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) to the Southeast, up to the confluence of the river.^[1]

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 (Québec Names Place Board).^[2]

The toponym "West Branch Little Black River" was officialized on September 30, 1980 at Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of United States.^[3]

References

↑ Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted on Internet), Department of Resources Natural Canada
↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of Place Names) - Toponym: "ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" (Clearwater brook)
↑ Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Toponym: "West Branch Little Black River (Quebec-Maine)"

"West Branch Little Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River

Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake

Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock

Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

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West Branch Little Black River (Quebec–Maine)

Geography

Toponymy

See also

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