Little Black River (Saint John River)

For homonymy, see Little Black River and Black River.

Little Black River
Other name(s)	Named "Rivière Noire" in Quebec
Countries	Canada, United States
States	Quebec, Maine
Basin
Main source	Saint-Athanase, Quebec, in Temiscouata RCM, Bas-Saint-Laurent 47°24′47″N 69°30′08″W / 47.41306°N 69.50222°W / 47.41306; -69.50222
River mouth	Allagash, Maine, Aroostook County, North Maine Woods, Maine 47°07′00″N 69°05′36″W / 47.11667°N 69.09333°W / 47.11667; -69.09333 (Mouth of Little Black River)Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 69°05′36″W / 47.11667°N 69.09333°W / 47.11667; -69.09333 (Mouth of Little Black River)
Physical characteristics
Length	62.9 kilometres (39.1 mi)
Discharge	Location: Allagash, Maine
Features
Tributaries	Left: (from mouth) In Maine: Meadow brook, Oxbow brook, Little Fafey brook, Hafey brook, Rocky brook, Beauer Branch (upper part named "ruisseau du Castor" in Quebec); in Quebec: discharge of "Lac du Cinq" (Five Lake). Right: (from mouth) In Maine: Kelly brook, Moores brook, Johnson brook, Harvey brook, Carrie Bogan brook, Knowland Brook, West Branch, Campbell Branch Little Black River, West Branch Little Black River (Quebec–Maine).

Not to confuse with Big Black River (French: Grande Rivière Noire), another river in Maine and Quebec (46°49′08″N 70°04′05″W).

The Little Black River (French: Rivière Noire) is a river flowing in:

South of Quebec (Canada): in Temiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM), in municipality of Saint-Athanase, Quebec;
Northern of Maine (United States): Aroostook County, zone T19 R12 WELS.

Geography

From its source (47°24′47″N 69°31′01″W / 47.413°N 69.517°W / 47.413; -69.517 (Rivière Noire source)), in Témiscouata 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 Théberge 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.

References

↑ Segments of river measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted on Internet), Ministry of Natural Resources Canada

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

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River

Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake

Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock

Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

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Little Black River (Saint John River)

Geography

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