West Branch Gounamitz River Explained

West Branch Gounamitz River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Source1 Location:Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick, Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Source1 Coordinates:47.7053°N -68.0225°W
Source1 Elevation:547m (1,795feet)
Mouth Location:Rivière-Verte Parish, Madawaska County, New Brunswick
Mouth Coordinates:47.6231°N -67.9086°W
Mouth Elevation:249m (817feet)
Length:17.8km (11.1miles)

The West Branch Gounamitz River is a tributary of the Gounamitz River which in turn is a tributary of the head of the Restigouche River. These bodies of water flow in the Northwestern New Brunswick, in Canada.

The course of "West Branch Gounamitz River" passes successively through:

A forest road runs along the North bank of the lower part of the river.

Geography

The "West Branch Gounamitz River" rises from mountain streams located in forest area, on the Southern flank of the Peak summit (elevation: 636m (2,087feet)). This source is located in the Saint-Quentin Parish, in Restigouche County.

This source is located at:

The "West Branch Gounamitz River" is flowing in forest area, more or less in parallel to the West side of the North Branch Gounamitz River.

From its source, "West Branch Gounamitz River" flows on 17.8km (11.1miles) distributed as follows:

The "West Branch Gounamitz river" empties on the South bank of the Gounamitz River, in the Rivière-Verte Parish, Madawaska County. This confluence that forms the head of the Gounamitz River, is located at:

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Notes and References

  1. Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on Internet), Ministry of Natural Resources Canada