The Baker-Brook River is a tributary of the
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the ...
, flowing in
Madawaska County
Madawaska County (2016 population 32,741), also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French. Its Francophone population are known as "Brayons." Fore ...
, in the northwest part of the
New Brunswick
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, in
Canada
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.
Geography
The Baker-Brook River rises in
Lac Baker (New Brunswick)
Lac Baker (meaning "Lake Baker") is a Canadian lake with an area of 6 km2 located in northwestern New Brunswick on the border with Quebec.
The lake drains to the south through Baker Brook into the Saint John River at the community of Baker B ...
(length: ; height: ). The northern part of the lake stretches toward the northwest at
Quebec
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, in the municipality of
Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Quebec
Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande is a municipality in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
History
Between 1915 and 1918, a group of students surveyed part of Robinson Township. In the early 1920s, ...
. This lake has a central island with a length of and a maximum width of , counting about fifty chalets. This lake supplies water from Kitchen Creek (from the West or from the
Quebec
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); the mouth of the latter is located on the provincial border in the northwest part of the lake.
The mouth of the
Lac Baker (New Brunswick)
Lac Baker (meaning "Lake Baker") is a Canadian lake with an area of 6 km2 located in northwestern New Brunswick on the border with Quebec.
The lake drains to the south through Baker Brook into the Saint John River at the community of Baker B ...
is located in the middle of the lake on the northeast shore. This mouth is located at:
* south of the border between
Quebec
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and
New Brunswick
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;
* northwest of a curve of
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the ...
located in
New Brunswick
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;
* south of the center of village of
Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Quebec
Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande is a municipality in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
History
Between 1915 and 1918, a group of students surveyed part of Robinson Township. In the early 1920s, ...
which is located in
Quebec
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.
From Lac Baker, the Baker-Brook River flows over , as follow:
* to the northeast, up to the ruisseau à Jerry (English: stream to Jerry) (coming from the northeast);
* to the southeast and to the northeast, up to the ruisseau des Ouellette (stream of Ouellette) (coming from northwest);
* to the northeast, up to the confluence of the
North Baker-Brook River (New Brunswick)
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Etymology
The word ''north'' is ...
(from the West);
* to the southeast meandering up to the confluence of the ruisseau Grand Reed (English: Great Reed Creek) (coming from the northeast);
* to the southeast, collecting the waters of the Sisson Brook (from the north) up to the highway bridge;
* (or in direct line) towards the East meandering up to its confluence
[River Segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted), Ministry of Natural Resources of Canada]
The Baker-Brook River flows on the north shore of
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the ...
in
Baker Brook
Baker-Brook (2016 population: 564) is a former village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
It is located on the Saint John River 20 kilometres west of Edmundston.
History
The village takes its name from 19th-century sawm ...
, opposite Baker Island that belongs to an archipelago of islands in the area. In this sector, the
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the ...
is the border between
Canada
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(
New Brunswick
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) and the
United States
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(
Maine
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). From the confluence of the Baker-Brook River, the
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the ...
through the
New Brunswick
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to the southeast to the northern shore
Bay of Fundy
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, which s opens to the southwest in the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
The confluence of the Baker-Brook River is located at:
* upstream of the confluence of the
Madawaska River (Saint John River)
The Madawaska River flows from Lake Témiscouata in Quebec, through Degelis, Quebec, to join the Saint John River at Edmundston, New Brunswick.
The course of the Madawaska River is accessible in Quebec by route 185 and New Brunswick by Highwa ...
which flows into the city of
Edmundston
Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
On 1 January 2023, Edmundston will expanded, annexing the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of the local service districts of the parish of Saint-Jacques and the parish of Sai ...
;
* downstream of the confluence of the
Fish River (Maine)
The Fish River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 22, 2011 river in northern Maine in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saint John River, which flows to ...
.
Toponymy
The term "Baker" is an English original family surname.
See also
*
Lac Baker (New Brunswick)
Lac Baker (meaning "Lake Baker") is a Canadian lake with an area of 6 km2 located in northwestern New Brunswick on the border with Quebec.
The lake drains to the south through Baker Brook into the Saint John River at the community of Baker B ...
*
Baker-Lake, New Brunswick
Lac Baker is a formerly incorporated Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.
It is adjacent to the shore of Lake Baker, which derives its name from that of John Baker, founder of Baker Brook.
History
On 1 January 2023, Lac Bake ...
, a municipality of
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
*
Baker-Brook, New Brunswick
Baker-Brook (2016 population: 564) is a former village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
It is located on the Saint John River 20 kilometres west of Edmundston.
History
The village takes its name from 19th-century sawmil ...
, a municipality of
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
*
Madawaska County
Madawaska County (2016 population 32,741), also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French. Its Francophone population are known as "Brayons." Fore ...
, a county
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
*
Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick
Saint-François is a civil parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Haut-Madawaska, which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC).
...
, a municipality of
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
*
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the ...
, a stream
*
List of rivers of New Brunswick
This is a List of bodies of water in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, including waterfalls.
New Brunswick receives precipitation year-round, which feeds numerous streams and rivers. There are two main discharge basins: the Gulf of Saint La ...
References
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Rivers of Madawaska County, New Brunswick