| West Branch Pocwock Stream | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ruisseau Pocwock (French) |
| Location | |
| Countries | Canada, United States |
| States | Quebec, Maine |
| Administrative region and geographic region | Bas-Saint-Laurent, North Maine Woods |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mountain brook, Picard, Quebec, Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec |
| • coordinates | 47°14′41″N69°30′33″W / 47.24472°N 69.50917°W |
| • elevation | 616 metres (2,021 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Township T17 R13 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, US |
• coordinates | 47°08′06″N69°26′34″W / 47.13500°N 69.44278°W |
• elevation | 292 metres (958 ft) |
| Length | 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi) |
The West Branch Pocwock Stream is a tributary of the Pocwock River flowing in:
Its runs entirely in forested area in isolated mountain valley, mainly in the Maine, at the Southeast of the Canada-US border. Its higher course is located at Northeast of Eastern Lake (Kamouraska).
"West Branch Pocwock Stream" empties on Northeast shore of Pocwock River which flows toward Southeast, up to a river elbow of Saint John River (Bay of Fundy). The later serpentine Eastward, than South-East crossing all the province of New Brunswick and empties on North Shore of Bay of Fundy which is opened to South West to Atlantic Ocean.
The watershed of Pocwock stream is accessible by some forest roads.
The upper portion of the "Pocwock brook" (French: ruisseau Pocwock) begins in Notre Dame Mountains, in the unorganized territory of Picard, Quebec, in Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, in Quebec. This source is located:
From the source in the mountains, the "West Branch Pocwock Stream" 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi) as follows:
Higher course of the river (segment of 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi), in Quebec)
Lower course of the river (segment of 11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi), in Quebec)
The "West Branch Pocwock Stream" empties on the Northeast shore of Pocwock River, in township T17 R14 Wels, in the Aroostook County. This confluence Is located:
The term "Pocwock" is associated to "Pocwock River", "East Branch Pocwock Stream". In Québec, the spelling of the river's name uses the letter k in the middle or "Pockwock"; the spelling "Pocwock" (without the letter k in the middle) is used by the GNIS (Geographic Names Information System) in the US.
The place name "West Branch Creek Pockwock" was formalized on August 7, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board). [2]
The Big Black River is a river crossing the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in Quebec and in Maine. From its source, in L'Islet RCM, Quebec, the river runs northeast and east across the Canada–United States border in Maine Township 14, Range 16, WELS, to the Saint John River in Northwest Aroostook T 15, R 13.
The Campbell Branch Little Black River is a short river in Quebec (Canada) and northern Maine.
The Daaquam River is a river primarily flowing in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, at South of Quebec in Canada and northern Maine, in United States. The river runs from its source, south of Sainte-Justine, northeast across the Canada–United States border to the Northwest Branch of the Saint John River in Maine.
The Northwest Branch Saint John River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km) river primarily in Aroostook County, Maine, USA. Its origin is Frontier Lake (Quebec-Maine) in Quebec, Canada. After crossing the Canada–United States border, the Northwest Branch runs south close to the border until it picks up its tributary, the Daaquam River, which also flows out of Canada. The Northwest Branch then runs generally eastward to its confluence with the Southwest Branch to form the Saint John River.
The Shields Branch is a tributary of the Big Black River, flowing in:
The Southwest Branch Saint John River is a 62.0-mile-long (99.8 km) river in Maine and Quebec. The branch originates in "Little Saint John Lake" on the international boundary between Saint-Zacharie, Quebec and Seboomook Lake Township 5, Range 20, WELS. The branch forms the Canada–United States border as it flows northeasterly to a confluence with the Little Southwest Branch Saint John River in Seboomook Lake Township 9, Range 18, WELS. The Southwest Branch flows briefly into Quebec and then through Maine to its confluence with the Baker Branch Saint John River in Seboomook Lake Township 9, Range 17, WELS. The Southwest Branch finally joins with the Northwest Branch to form the Saint John River.
The West Branch Little Black River is a short river in Quebec and northern Maine.
The Little Black River is a river flowing in the south of Quebec (Canada) and in the north of Maine.
Picard is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. The territory consists of two non-contiguous areas.
The river Chimenticook is a tributary of the Saint John River, flowing in the canton T13 R13 Wels, in the Aroostook County, in North of Maine, in United States.
The River Pocwock is a tributary of the Saint John River, flowing in:
The Otter River is a tributary of the Northwest Branch Saint John River, flowing in Quebec (Canada) and in Maine. This river crosses the following administrative territories:
The Depot River is a tributary of the Big Black River, flowing in the townships T12 R17 Wels, T13 R16 Wels and T14 R15 Wels, in the Aroostook County in North Maine Woods in Maine, in United States.
The Brown River is a tributary of the Depot River, flowing in Quebec, Canada, in the municipality of Saint-Adalbert, in L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, and in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, in Township T13 R16 Wels, in the North Maine Woods. Its course runs entirely through forested region in a plain in Quebec and in a valley south of the Canada-US border.
The Gobeil River is a tributary of the Big Black River, flowing through:
East Lake is a lake crossing the Canada-US border located in:
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The Iroquois River is a tributary of the Saint John River emptying in New Brunswick, in Canada. This river flows into the Notre Dame Mountains, in the municipality of Dégelis, Quebec, in Temiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM), in administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec; and in the Madawaska County, in New Brunswick, in Canada.
The Baker-Brook River is a tributary of the Saint John River, flowing in Madawaska County, in the northwest part of the New Brunswick, in Canada.
