West Branch Little Black River (Quebec–Maine)


The West Branch Little Black River is a short river in Quebec and northern Maine.

Geography

The river runs east and southeast, roughly along the border between Témiscouata and Kamouraska RCM, to the Canada–United States border in Maine Township 19, Range 12, WELS.
The upper part of the "West Branch Little Black River" begins in Notre Dame Mountains at the confluence of the "Branche Ouest du Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" and "Petit ruisseau à l'Eau Claire", in the municipality of Saint-Athanase, Quebec, in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, in Bas-Saint-Laurent administrative region, in Quebec.
This confluence of these two streams is located at:
The segment of this river in Canadian territory is named "Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" and runs as follows:
  • Southward to the boundary of the unorganized territory of Picard;
  • to the Southeast in the unorganized territory of Picard, to a stream ;
  • to the Southeast, to the boundary of the municipality of Saint-Athanase, Quebec;
  • to the Southeast in Saint-Athanase, Quebec to the limit of the unorganized territory of Picard;
  • to the Southeast in the unorganized territory of Picard, to the border between Quebec and Maine.
Course of West Branch Little Black River'''
From the border between Quebec and Maine, the "West Branch Little Black River" flows as follows:
The "Branch West Little Black River" flows into a river bend on the West bank of the Little Black River which flows Southeast up to the North shore of Saint John River.

Toponymy

The toponym "Ruisseau à l'Eau Claire" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at Commission de toponymie du Québec.
The toponym "West Branch Little Black River" was officialized on September 30, 1980, at Geographic Names Information System of United States.