The Little Black River ( French : Riviere Noire ) is a river flowing in the south of Quebec ( Canada ) and in the north of Maine ( United States ).

Geography [ edit ]

From its source ( 47°24′47″N 69°31′01″W  /  47.413°N 69.517°W  / 47.413; -69.517  ( Riviere Noire source ) ), in Temiscouata RCM , Quebec, the river runs East and Southeast across the Canada?United States border in Maine Township 19, Range 12, WELS, to the Saint John River at Allagash, Maine .

The Little Black River flows over 62.9 kilometres (39.1 mi) especially in forest areas.

Upper course of the river in Quebec (segment of 19.4 kilometres (12.1 mi) designated Black River )

From its source, the river flows on:

• 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the East, to the outlet of "Lac du Cinq" (Lake Five);
• 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) to the Southeast, to the bridge of the Moulin Theberge Lake;
• 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) to the Southeast, crossing the "Lac Noir" (Black Lake) which is surrounded by a marsh area, up to the border between Quebec ( Canada ) and Maine ( United States ).

Lower course of the river in Maine (segment of 43.5 kilometres (27.0 mi) designated Little Black River )

From the border between Quebec and Maine , the Little Black river flows on:

• 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the South, to the confluence of the West Branch Little Black River (Quebec?Maine) (from the West);
• 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) to the South, to the confluence of the Campbell Branch Little Black River (from the Southwest);
• 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) to the Southeast, until Rocky Brook (from the North);
• 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the East, passing South of Boat Landing Mountain until Hofey Brook (from the North);
• 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) Southward collecting the waters of Little Brook Hafey until Knowland Brook (from the Southwest);
• 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) to the Southeast, winding up Carrie Bogan Brook (from the Southwest);
• 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) to the Southeast, passing between two sets of high mountains (including the Johnson Mountain Brook Kelly Brook and Mountain), to the confluence of the river ^[1]

The confluence of the Black River ("Little Black River") is located in Allagash, Maine , in Aroostook County , either:

• 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) downstream from the St. Clair Island (St Clair Island);
• 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) upstream of the confluence of the Allagash River (from the Southwest);
• 27.9 kilometres (17.3 mi) Southeast of the border between Quebec and Maine .

See also [ edit ]

Media related to Category: Little Black River (Saint John River at Wikimedia Commons

• Saint-Athanase, Quebec , a municipality
• Allagash, Maine , a town
• Temiscouata Regional County Municipality , a RCM in Quebec
• Aroostook County , a county in Maine
• Saint John River (Bay of Fundy) , a stream
• West Branch Little Black River (Quebec?Maine) , a stream
• Campbell Branch Little Black River
• List of rivers of Maine
• List of rivers of Quebec

References [ edit ]

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

External links [ edit ]