Madawaska River (Saint John River tributary)
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Madawaska River | |
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Temiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec | |
• coordinates | 47°34′14″N 68°38′33″W / 47.57056°N 68.64250°W |
• elevation | 141 metres (463 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Edmundston, New Brunswick |
• coordinates | 47°21′38″N 68°19′24″W / 47.36056°N 68.32333°W |
• elevation | 135 metres (443 ft) |
Length | 39.8 kilometres (24.7 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (from the mouth) Lynch Brook, Island Brook, Languedoc Brook, Lizotte Brook, Birch River (Madawaska River). |
• right | (from the mouth) Troot River (Madawaska River), Griffin Brook, Perches River (Madawaska River). |
The Madawaska River flows from
The course of the Madawaska River is accessible in
Toponymy
Various theories exist over the etymology of the word Madawaska. One is that the river's name comes from the
The river formed part of the
The
The toponym "Madawaska River" was officialized as of December 8, 1968, at Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board).[1]
Course of the river
The Madawaska River originates in
.The Madawaska River flows over 39.8 kilometres (24.7 mi) generally towards the Southeast:
Upper river courses (in Quebec) (segment of 18.4 kilometres (11.4 mi))
From the dam at the mouth of Lake Témiscouata, the Madawaska River flows over:
- 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) to the South in a big S, passing at the East side of the "Mont Sainte-Anne", up to the bridge of the 7th Street in Dégelis;
- 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) to the Southeast, bypassing the island Beaupré and passing southwest of a mountain, up to the confluence of the Birches River (Madawaska River) (from the North);
- 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the Southeast, forming a detour to the North, and then collecting the waters of Griffin Creek (from the Southwest), up to the confluence of the Languedoc creek (from North);
- 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the Southeast, passing on the Northeast of Edmundston airport, up to the border between Quebec and New Brunswick. Note: A marsh area (West side of the river) runs along the end of this segment on 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi).
Lower course of the river (at New Brunswick) (segment of 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi))
From the border between Quebec and New Brunswick, the Madawaska River flows:
- 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the Southeast, up to Island Brook (from the Northeast);
- 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) to the Southeast, bypassing four islands, up to the bridge of the village of Saint-Jacques Parish;
- 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) to the Southeast, through the village of Saint-Jacques Parish up to the railway bridge Canadian National Railway;
- 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) to the Southeast, passing under a road bridge to its confluence[2]
Dams
Dam of Lake Témiscouata
The river actually begins its course at the foot of the dam
The construction of this dam has had the effect of raising the lake level of about sixty centimeters above the normal high water level, set at 148.13 metres (486.0 ft), to reach the level of 148.74 metres (488.0 ft). The dam allows for storing 125,000,000 metres (410,104,986.877 ft) of additional water from Lake Témiscouata, less than 6% of the volume of water contained naturally in the lake. Another consequence of the enhancement of Lake Témiscouata is the relative youth of the shores which limits the number of natural beaches and potential for recreation.
Edmundston Dam
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Fraser Dam
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See also
- Bas-Saint-Laurent, administrative region in Quebec
- Temiscouata Regional County Municipality, a RCM of Quebec
- Lake Témiscouata, a waterbody in Quebec
- Madawaska County, a county of New Brunswick
- Edmundston, New Brunswick, a city of New Brunswick
- Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), a river
- List of rivers of New Brunswick
- List of rivers of Quebec
References
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board) - Banque des noms de lieux (Bank of Place Names) - Toponym: "Madawaska River"
- ^ Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted on Internet), Ministry of Natural Resources Canada.
Bibliography
- Ganong, William F. (1904). A Monograph of the Origins of the Settlements in New Brunswick. Ottawa: J. Hope. p. 185.
- Rayburn, Alan (1975). Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Ottawa: Énergie, Mines et Ressources Canada.
External links
Media related to Category: Madawaska River at Wikimedia Commons