Madawaska River (New Brunswick)
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Madawaska River Rivière Madawaska |
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Madawaska County in New Brunswick , Bas-Saint-Laurent in Québec (Canada) |
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| River system | Saint John River | |
| Drain over | Saint John River → Bay of Fundy | |
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Lac Témiscouata 47 ° 32 ′ 18 " N , 68 ° 35 ′ 30" W. |
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Saint John River near Edmundston Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '39 " N , 68 ° 19' 24" W 47 ° 21 '39 " N , 68 ° 19' 24" W.
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| length | 48 km | |
| Catchment area | > 3000 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge below the Témiscouata dam A Eo : 2690 km² |
MQ 1918/1997 Mq 1918/1997 |
49 m³ / s 18.2 l / (s km²) |
| Medium-sized cities | Edmundston | |
| Small towns | St. Jacques , Dégelis | |
The Madawaska River ( French Rivière Madawaska ) is 48 km long Canadian river in northeastern North America.
It rises in Lac Témiscouata in Québec and flows into the Saint John River at Edmundston in New Brunswick , which forms the border with the United States here. The name means "land of the porcupine" and comes from the Algonquin word Madoueskak .
In the late 17th century, part of the Témiscouata- Portage , a canoe and land route that led from Fundy Bay to the Saint Lawrence River , ran along the river . In 1886 the Témiscouata Railway was built on the same route , a standard-gauge railway line from Rivière-du-Loup in the province of Québec along the Madawaska River to Edmundston. In 1990 the entire line was closed. Today the Petit Témis Interprovincial Bicycle Path , a well-known cycle path , follows the disused railway line. In addition, the proceeds Quebec Route 185 , a section of the Trans-Canada Highway , via this route. At the beginning of the 20th century, the river was used to raft tree trunks to Edmundston for the paper and pulp industry.
The Madawaska River lies in a region that is predominantly inhabited by French-speaking so-called Brayons . In the 19th century, this ethnic group wanted to found the independent Republic of Madawaska here. A coat of arms and a flag that is still hoisted in front of Edmundston City Hall today are testament to these efforts. The border between Canada and the USA in the area was long disputed between what was then British North America and the United States and almost led to the Aroostook War in 1838/39 . The conflict finally ended without bloodshed with the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842 .
Web links
- Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Madawaska
- Madawaska River (Saint John) on Nationmaster.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bureau audiences publiques sur l'environnement du Québec (PDF; 100 kB) ( Memento of the original from 23 September 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Water Survey of Canda: Station 01AD001 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Natural Resources Canada
- ↑ Madawaska River ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
