Shields Branch


The Shields Branch, flowing in:
Its course is situated between the Rochu River and the Gagnon River. This river is especially flowing in forest area in a valley encircled by Notre Dame Mountains.
From its source, in L'Islet Regional County Municipality, the river runs south and southeast across the Canada–United States border in Maine Township 15, Range 15, WELS, to the Big Black River in T 14, R 15.

Geography

The upper part of the "Saint Roch River" begins in Notre Dame Mountains, in the municipality of Sainte-Perpétue, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality. This source is located at:
St. Roch river flows on according to the following segments:
Upper river course
From the source in the mountains, the Saint-Roch river flows:
Lower course of the river
From the border between Quebec and Maine, the "Shields Branch" runs on:
The "Shields Branch" flows into a river curve on the North bank of the Big Black River, Township T14 R15 Wels, in the Aroostook County. This confluence is located:
The place name "Saint-Roch River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Places Names Board.