Iroquois River (Saint John River tributary)

The Iroquois River is a tributary of the

The Iroquois River flows on the north shore of Saint John River (Bay of Fundy). The latter flows southeast through all the New Brunswick province and pours on the north bank of the Bay of Fundy which is opened to the southwest on the Atlantic Ocean.

Geography

Course of the river

The Iroquois River originates at the mouth of Lake Iroquois (length: 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi); altitude: 305 metres (1,001 ft)), located in the municipality of

• 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) west of the border between Quebec and New Brunswick;
• 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) east of the southeast part of the Grand Lac Squatec;
• 21.9 kilometres (13.6 mi) northeast of downtown Dégelis;
• 31.1 kilometres (19.3 mi) north of the confluence of the Iroquois River.

The Iroquois River, which flows on 45.7 kilometres (28.4 mi), according to the following segments:

Lower course of the river (segment of 25.7 kilometres (16.0 mi))

From the mouth of Lake Iroquois, the Iroquois River flows over:

• 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the southeast, to the bridge of the forest road;
• 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) to the south, along the border to the border of Quebec and New Brunswick;
• 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) to the south, forming a detour to the east, in the
  Madawaska County to New Brunswick
  , to the Interprovincial Boundary;
• 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) to the south, forming a detour to the west, in the municipality of Dégelis, to return to the interprovincial boundary;
• 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the southeast, in the
  Madawaska County
  , to Falls Creek (from the northeast);
• 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) to the South, to the highway bridge;
• 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the South, to the highway bridge;
• 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) to the southeast, to the confluence of the Little Iroquois River (from the North).

Lower course of the river (segment of 20.0 kilometres (12.4 mi))

From the confluence of the Little Iroquois River, the Iroquois River flows over:

• 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the South, up to the highway bridge;
• 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) southward up to the boundary of the city of Edmundston, New Brunswick;
• 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) to the southeast, up to the highway bridge;
• 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) to the southeast, up to the northeast of the "Côte à Blanchette" (English: Blanchette slope), to the highway bridge;
• 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) to the south, passing at the east of the city of Edmundston, up to the confluence of the river^[1]

The Iroquois River flows on the north shore of Saint John River (Bay of Fundy) on the west side of the area designated "Platin of St. Basil", facing the border of Maine. This confluence is located at:

• 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) downstream of the confluence of the
  Madawaska River
  ;
• 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) downstream of the Madawaska island;
• 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi) upstream of the confluence of the Green River (Saint John River).

Toponymy

The toponym "Iroquois River" was made official on August 17, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board).^[2]

See also

• Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM)
• Dégelis, Quebec, a municipality of Quebec
• Madawaska County, in New Brunswick
• Little Iroquois River, a stream of New Brunswick
• List of rivers of New Brunswick
• List of rivers of Quebec

References

External links

Media related to Category: Iroquois River (Saint John River) at Wikimedia Commons