West Branch Pocwock Stream

West Branch Pocwock Stream
Native name	ruisseau Pocwock (French)
Location
Countries	Canada, United States
States	Quebec, Maine
Administrative region and geographic region	Bas-Saint-Laurent, North Maine Woods
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Mountain brook, Picard, Quebec, Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
• coordinates	47°14′41″N 69°30′33″W / 47.24472°N 69.50917°W / 47.24472; -69.50917
• elevation	616 metres (2,021 ft)

Mouth
• location	Township T17 R13 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, US
• coordinates	47°08′06″N 69°26′34″W / 47.13500°N 69.44278°W / 47.13500; -69.44278
• elevation	292 metres (958 ft)
Length	15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi)

The West Branch Pocwock Stream is a tributary of the Pocwock River flowing in:

Quebec (Canada): in the administrative area of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, in unorganized territory of Picard, Quebec. Note: In Quebec, the river is designated "ruisseau Pocwock";
Maine (United States): in North Maine Woods, in the Aroostook County, in townships T18 R13 Wels, T17 R14 Wels and T17 R13 Wels.

Its runs entirely in forested area in isolated mountain valley, mainly in the Maine, at the Southeast of the Canada-US border. Its higher course is located at Northeast of Eastern Lake (Kamouraska).

"West Branch Pocwock Stream" empties on Northeast shore of Pocwock River which flows toward Southeast, up to a river elbow of Saint John River (Bay of Fundy). The later serpentine Eastward, than South-East crossing all the province of New Brunswick and empties on North Shore of Bay of Fundy which is opened to South West to Atlantic Ocean.

The watershed of Pocwock stream is accessible by some forest roads.

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Geography

The upper portion of the "Pocwock brook" (French: ruisseau Pocwock) begins in Notre Dame Mountains, in the unorganized territory of Picard, Quebec, in Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, in Quebec. This source is located:

3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) Northwest of the border between Quebec and Maine;
5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) Northeast of Eastern Lake (Kamouraska);
13.0 kilometres (8.1 mi) Northwest from the confluence of the "West Branch Pocwock Stream";
44.1 kilometres (27.4 mi) Southeast of coast of Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec.

From the source in the mountains, the "West Branch Pocwock Stream" 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi) as follows:

Higher course of the river (segment of 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi), in Quebec)

4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the Southeast in unorganized territory of Picard, up to the border entre Quebec and Maine.

Lower course of the river (segment of 11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi), in Quebec)

3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the southeast in the Maine up to a forest road, crossing through a vertical drop of 132 metres (433 ft);
7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) to the South, through a small forest plain, up to the confluence of the river.^[1]

The "West Branch Pocwock Stream" empties on the Northeast shore of Pocwock River, in township T17 R14 Wels, in the Aroostook County. This confluence Is located:

6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) Southeast of the border Canada-US;
13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) Northwest of the confluence of the Chimenticook River;
22.0 kilometres (13.7 mi) downstream of the confluence of the Pocwock River.

Toponymy

The term "Pocwock" is associated to "Pocwock River", "East Branch Pocwock Stream". In Québec, the spelling of the river's name uses the letter k in the middle or "Pockwock"; the spelling "Pocwock" (without the letter k in the middle) is used by the GNIS (Geographic Names Information System) in the US.

The place name "West Branch Creek Pockwock" was formalized on August 7, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board).^[2]

References

^ Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (posted on Internet), Department of Natural Resources of Canada
^ Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board) – Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of place names) – Toponym: « Ruisseau Pockwock»

Bibliography

(in English) "West Branch of Pocwock River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

External links

(in English) Maine Streamflow données de l'USGS
(in English) Maine Watershed données à partir de l'Environmental Protection Agency
"Ruisseau Pockwock". Commission de toponymie du Québec.

Rivers of Maine by drainage system

Bay of Fundy

Passamaquoddy Bay

Saint John River Watershed

Casco Bay

Fore River Watershed	Fore River Long Creek Stroudwater River South Branch Stroudwater River
Presumpscot River Watershed	Bear River Chute River Crooked River East Branch Piscataqua River Little River Muddy River North Branch Little River Northwest River Piscataqua River Pleasant River Presumpscot River Songo River Sticky River Tenny River
Others	Cousins River Harraseeket River Little River New Meadows River Royal River

Gulf of Maine

Blue Hill Bay (Union River Watershed)	Bog River East Branch Union River Little Bog River Middle Branch Union River Union River West Branch Union River
Chandler Bay	Sandy River
Dennys Bay	Dennys River Hardscrabble River Orange River
Englishman Bay	Chandler River East Branch Chandler River Englishman River
Frenchman Bay	Jordan Stream Skillings River
Harrington Bay	Harrington River Mill River
Little River Watershed	Little River (Drakes Island) Merriland River
Machias Bay (Machias River Watershed)	Crooked River East Machias River Machias River Maine River Middle River West Branch Machias River
Mousam River Watershed	Littlefield River Middle Branch Mousam River Mousam River
Narraguagus Bay (Narraguagus River Watershed)	Little Narraguagus River Narraguagus River Spring River West Branch Narraguagus River (Cherryfield) West Branch Narraguagus River (Hancock County)
Pleasant Bay (Pleasant River Watershed)	Little River Pleasant River West Branch Pleasant River Western Little River
Piscataqua River Watershed	Great Works River Little River Neoutaquet River Piscataqua River Salmon Falls River
Sheepscot River Watershed	Back River Cross River Dyer River Marsh River Sasanoa River Sheepscot River West Branch Sheepscot River
Wohoa Bay	Indian River Southwest Branch Indian River West River
Others	Batson River Benjamin River Cape Neddick River Damariscotta River Johns River Jordan River Josias River Kennebunk River Little River (Boothbay) Little River (Georgetown) Little River (Goosefare Bay) Little River (York) Morse River Ogunquit River Pemaquid River Sprague River Webhannet River York River

Merrymeeting Bay

Androscoggin River Watershed

Kennebec River Watershed

Muscongus Bay

Saint George River Watershed	Back River Dead River East Branch Oyster River Mill River Oyster River Saint George River West Branch Oyster River
Others	Back River (Medomak) Back River (Meduncook) Goose River Medomak River Meduncook River

Penobscot Bay

Penobscot River Watershed

Others

Saco Bay

Saco River Watershed	Charles River Cold River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Saco River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Tenmile River West Branch Tenmile River
Others	Dunstan River Libby River Nonesuch River Scarborough River Spurwink River

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