River in Canada and United States
Gobeil River Source • location Sainte-Félicité, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Garneau township), L'Islet Regional County Municipality , Chaudière-Appalaches , Quebec , Canada • coordinates 47°00′12″N 69°54′55″W / 47.00333°N 69.91528°W / 47.00333; -69.91528 • elevation 408 metres (1,339 ft)
Mouth • location
Big Black River (Saint John River) (said « Grande Rivière Noire » in Québec ), Aroostook County , North Maine Woods , Maine , United States • coordinates
46°53′50″N 69°45′50″W / 46.89722°N 69.76389°W / 46.89722; -69.76389 • elevation
272 metres (892 ft) Length 17.7 km (11.0 mi)
The Gobeil River is a tributary of the Big Black River (Saint John River) , flowing through:
The upper part of the sub-catchment of the "River Gobeil" is accessible by route 216 ; other parties in the Quebec by the road of Rang Saint-Camille, the Rosario route, the road of the rank of Moreau and road of Double rank.
Hydrography
The "River Gobeil" rises to the Northwest of the route 216 , in the canton of Garneau in the Northeastern part of the municipality of Sainte-Félicité, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec . This source is located at:
From its source, the "River Gobeil" flows over 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi), according to the following segments:
Higher Courses of the river Gobeil (flowing in Quebec on 14.9 kilometres (9.3 mi))
1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the Southeast in Sainte-Félicité, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec up to the "route principale" (Main road) (route 216 ) that it has cut 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) Northeast of the village center;
1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the Southeast, up to the limit of Casgrain Township;
1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the Southeast in the Casgrain Township, up to the road of Saint-Camille rank;
1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the Southeast, up to the limit of Saint-Pamphile, Quebec ;
2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the Southeast, up to the road of the row of Moreau;
3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) to the Southeast, up to the road of Double row, or at a place called "Gobeil";
1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the Southeast, up to road of Single row (French: rang simple);
1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the South-East, up to the Canada-US border; Lower course of the river Gobeil (flowing at Maine on 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi))
2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the Southeast in the Aroostook County , to the confluence of the river [ 1] River Gobeil empties into a river bend on the North bank of the Big Black River (Saint John River) in the Township T14 R16 WELS in Aroostook County in Maine , the United States .
This confluence is located:
11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) Northeast of the village center of Saint-Adalbert, Quebec ;
6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) South of the village center of Saint-Pamphile, Quebec ;
2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) to the southeast of the US border (Quebec-Maine). From the confluence of the "River Gobeil," the Big Black River (Saint John River) flows Southeast and East to the West bank of Saint John River . The latest flows to the East then to Northeast, crossing the Maine , then East and Southeast through the New Brunswick . Finally, the current flows on the North bank of the Bay of Fundy which opens to the Southwest on the Atlantic Ocean .
Toponymy
The term "Gobeil" is a French original family surname.
The toponym "Gobeil River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Places Names Board).[ 2]
References
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See also
Category: Gobeil River at Wikimedia Commons
