Popelogan River

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Popelogan River
Popelogan River
Location
Country Canada
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick
  coordinates 47°49′52″N66°40′10″W / 47.83111°N 66.66944°W / 47.83111; -66.66944
  elevation275 m (902 ft)
Mouth  
  location
Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick
  coordinates
47°53′32″N66°57′22″W / 47.89222°N 66.95611°W / 47.89222; -66.95611
  elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Length28.7 km (17.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(from confluence) Gordon Brook, Arsenault Brook, Popelogan Lake Branch.
  right(from confluence) Petteller Gulch

The Popelogan River is a tributary of the Upsalquitch River. It flows through the parish of Addington in Restigouche County in north-west New Brunswick, Canada.

Contents

In its course to the south, the Popelogan River flows through a valley in a terrain that becomes increasingly mountainous as it nears the Upsalquitch. Its main tributaries are the Gordon Brook and the Lake Popelogan Branch, which supplies Popelogan Lake. The upper part of the river is served by a forest road from Popelogan Depot.

Geography

Popelogan River rises in the western part of White Meadows in the parish of Addington, 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) west of the boundary of the parish's boundary with the parish of Balmoral. The upper part of the river flows south-west into a small valley, which extends towards the north-east towards the watershed of the Goullette Brook, a tributary of the Charlo River.

The source of the Popelogan River is located in a forest area:

The river is 28.7 kilometres (17.8 mi) long. Its segments are as follows:

The Popelogan River empties on the east bank of the Upsalquitch River in the Crooked Rapids area. The confluence of the Popelogan is located:

See also

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References

  1. The data given here are derived from the online Atlas of Canada published by the Canadian Ministry of Natural Resources.