| Daaquam River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Countries |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada, United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | States |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec (Canada) Maine (United States) |
| Source1 Location: | Ware Township, Lac-Etchemin, Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 46.3889°N -70.4594°W |
| Mouth Location: | NW Branch Saint John River, Somerset County, Maine, Maine, |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.6°N -69.9819°W |
| Length: | about in US and in Canada |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) in Quebec: Lavoie Branch, Nolet brook, Shidgel river, Black River (Daaquam River), Deer brook, Sauvage brook, Roche River, Blanchette brook. |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) in Quebec: Charland brook, Rodrigue brook, Carter brook, Bédard brook, discharge of lake Henri-Maurice, discharge of lakes "à Garon", André-Chabot, discharge of Lac Théberge. |
The Daaquam River (French: Rivière Daaquam) is a river primarily flowing in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, at South of Quebec in Canada and northern Maine, in United States. The river runs from its source (46.367°N -70.38°W), south of Sainte-Justine,[1] northeast across the Canada–United States border to the Northwest Branch of the Saint John River in Maine.
Its current is flowing through:
On the Canadian side, the Canadian Pacific Railway and Route 204 runs along the North side of the Daaquam river. The Daaquam river flows mostly in forest areas, crossing some agricultural areas. This river flows into the North East by gradually approaching the Canada-US border that it cross the boundary in the Township of Panet (in Quebec) and T11 R17 WELS Township (in Maine).
The Daaquam river rises in Notre Dame Mountains, in the township of Ware in the municipality of Lac-Etchemin, Quebec, in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in the south-central Quebec. This source is located at southeast of Lake Etchemin, to east of the center of the village of Sainte-Germaine-Station and north-east of the Canada-US border.
The Daaquam River drains a small catchment in the Appalachian. The river runs through the municipality of Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec and that of Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec where it has long served to drag because of the saw mills were located on both banks. A covered bridge (destroyed in 1960) crossing the river in the "Rue des Moulins".
From its source, the Daaquam river flows on of which in Quebec and in Maine:
Upper course of river Daaquam (segment of)
Middle course of river Daaquam (segment of)Segment forming the boundary between Township Bellechasse and Township Daaquam.
Lower course of river Daaquam (segment)
After passing near the road of Daaquam (Quebec) village that led to the former village of Daaquam (Quebec), Daaquam river crosses the Canada-US border. In the Maine, it flows Eastward to empty into the Northwest Branch Saint John River (as designated in the Maine); this river segment is the continuity to the South of the Northwest Black River (French: "Rivière Noire Nord-Ouest") (as designated in Quebec).[2] The latter constitutes the outlet of Lake Frontier located in Quebec. The Northwest Branch Saint John River proves to be a major tributary of the St. John River as to its confluence, it has an important rate as the confluence of the Southwest Branch Saint John River whose source comes from Saint-Zacharie in Southern Quebec.
The river appears on survey cards since 1850. The name "Daaquam" is also linked to that of a township (1861), a village (1915), a post office (1916) and hamlet (Daaquam North), the last three located in the township of Panet. In a survey report in 1828, Joseph Bouchette designates this river under the Indian name "Mittaywanquam".
The place name "River Daaquam" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Place Names Board).[3]
The river often floods in Spring but two were more destructive. The 1971 flood caused property damage. As for the 2008 flood, it caused to 250 000$CAN damage at the site of the Outfitter Daaquam (French: Pourvoirie Daaquam).