Rivière Daaquam
Rivière Daaquam Daaquam River |
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Water code | US : 564725 | |
location |
Chaudière-Appalaches in Québec (Canada), Aroostook County in Maine (USA) |
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River system | Saint John River | |
Drain over | Northwest Branch Saint John River → Saint John River → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | south of Sainte-Justine 46 ° 22 ′ 1 ″ N , 70 ° 22 ′ 58 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 420 m | |
muzzle |
Northwest Branch Saint John River Coordinates: 46 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 69 ° 58 ′ 55 ″ W 46 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 69 ° 58 ′ 55 ″ W. |
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Mouth height | 332 m | |
Height difference | approx. 88 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.8 ‰ | |
length | approx. 50 km | |
Catchment area | 645 km² | |
Discharge at the gauge above the Rivière Shidgel ( ⊙ ) A Eo : 598 km²
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MQ 1969/1976 Mq 1969/1976 |
17.8 m³ / s 29.8 l / (s km²) |
Communities |
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis , Saint-Just-de-Bretenières |
The Rivière Daaquam ( English Daaquam River ) is a right tributary of the Northwest Branch Saint John River in the Canadian province of Quebec and in the US state of Maine .
The Rivière Daaquam arises south of Sainte-Justine . It flows over a distance of about 40 km in a north-easterly direction through the regional county communities of Les Etchemins and Montmagny . The communes of Saint-Camille-de-Lellis and Saint-Just-de-Bretenières lie on the river. The river then crosses the Maine border and flows another 10 km to its confluence with the Northwest Branch Saint John River. The Rivière Daaquam drains an area of 645 km². The mean discharge above the Rivière Shidgel is 17.8 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daaquam River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Daaquam
- ↑ Bureau audiences publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada - Station 01AA002 ( Memento of the original dated 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.