Popelogan River

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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
⁃ elevation	275 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 Coordinates: 47°53′32″N66°57′22″W / 47.89222°N 66.95611°W
⁃ elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Length	28.7 km (17.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
⁃ left	(from confluence) Gordon Brook, Arsenault Brook, Popelogan Lake Branch.
⁃ right	(from confluence) Petteller Gulch

Last updated August 23, 2019

The Popelogan River is a tributary of the Eastern shore Upsalquitch River, flowing particularly through the Addington Parish, in Restigouche County, in the Northwest the New Brunswick, in Canada.

The River Upsalquitch is a tributary of the South bank of the Restigouche River, flowing in Restigouche County, in the northwest of New Brunswick, in Canada.

Addington is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.

New Brunswick is one of four Atlantic provinces on the east coast of Canada. According to the Constitution of Canada, New Brunswick is the only bilingual province. About two-thirds of the population declare themselves anglophones, and one third francophones. One-third of the population describes themselves as bilingual. Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas, mostly in Greater Moncton, Greater Saint John and the capital Fredericton.

Geography

Popelogan river rises at the West side of White Meadows, in the Addington Parish, at 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) West of the boundary of the Addington Parish. The upper part of the Popelogan river flows Southwest into a small valley, which extends towards the Northeast towards the watershed of Goullette Brook, a tributary of the Charlo River.

Balmoral is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.

The source of the Popelogan river is located in forest area:

15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi) Northeast of the confluence of the Popelogan river;
21.0 kilometres (13.0 mi) Southeast of the confluence of the Upsalquitch River;
18.6 kilometres (11.6 mi) South of Campbellton bridge, crossing the Restigouche River.

Campbellton is a city with a population of 6,883 (2016) in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

The Restigouche River is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec.

From the source, the river Popelogan flows on 28.7 kilometres (17.8 mi) according to the following segments:

1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the Southwest, up to the limit of the Balmoral Parish, Restigouche County;
0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) to the South in the Balmoral Parish, making a detour to the East, up to the limit of Addington Parish, Restigouche County;
4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) to the Southwest in the Addington Parish up to a stream (from the Southwest);
1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the South, up to the "Branch Lake Popelogan" (from the East);
6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the Southwest, up to Arsenault Brook (from the Southeast);
5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) to the North, up to Petteller Gulch (from the North);
10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the South, up to the confluence of the river Popelogan^[1]

The Popelogan River empties on the East bank of the Upsalquitch River, in the Crooked Rapids area. The confluence of the river Popelogan is located at:

25.0 kilometres (15.5 mi) Southeast of the confluence of the Upsalquitch River;
35.9 kilometres (22.3 mi) South of the Campbellton, New Brunswick bridge, crossing the Restigouche River.

Toponymy

The term Popelogan is a used in other toponymical names in the same sector including lake, depot, river and «Little Popelogan Brook".

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References

↑ Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted on Internet), Ministry of Natural Resources Canada

External links

Internet Site: Restigouche.org - Conseil de Gestion du Bassin Versant de la Rivière Restigouche inc - Restigouche Watershed Management Council inc

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[1] Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted on Internet), Ministry of Natural Resources Canada