Big Black River (Saint John River)

Big Black River
Countries	Canada and the United States
Province and state	Quebec and Maine
Quebec and Maine administrative region	Chaudière-Appalaches and North Maine Woods
Basin features
Main source	Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, Quebec, L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada 380 metres (1,250 ft) 46°52′38″N 70°10′06″W / 46.87722°N 70.16833°W / 46.87722; -70.16833
River mouth	Township T15 R13 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine,  United States 231 metres (758 ft) 46°56′59″N 69°26′55″W / 46.94972°N 69.44861°W / 46.94972; -69.44861Coordinates: 46°56′59″N 69°26′55″W / 46.94972°N 69.44861°W / 46.94972; -69.44861
Tributaries	Left: (from the mouth) in Maine: Twomile brook, Fivemile brook, Shields Branch, discharge of Charles Pond, St Amants Brook, Good Brook; in Quebec:rivière à la Truite (Grande rivière Noire), rivière Grand Calder, rivière Ratsoul, ruisseau de la Fromagerie, rivière Buckley, rivière Rocheuse. Right: (from the mouth) in Maine: Conners brook, Depot stream; in Quebec: ruisseau Mort, Grande rivière Noire Est
Physical characteristics
Length	77.9 kilometres (48.4 mi)
Discharge	Location: Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)

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The Big Black River (French: Grande Rivière Noire) is a river crossing the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in Quebec and in Maine. From its source (46°52′38″N 70°10′6″W / 46.87722°N 70.16833°W / 46.87722; -70.16833 (Grande Rivière Noire source)), in L'Islet RCM, Quebec, the river runs northeast and east across the Canada–United States border in Maine Township 14, Range 16, WELS, to the Saint John River in Northwest Aroostook T 15, R 13.

"Big Black River" flows in:

Maine's all-time lowest officially verified temperature of −50 °F (−46 °C) was recorded at a weather station along the Big Black River on January 16, 2009. The previous record was −48 °F (−44 °C), set at Van Buren, on January 19, 1925.

The "Big Black River" is rooted in the Talon Township in the municipality of Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, Quebec, in Notre Dame Mountains. This source is located at:

From its source, the "Big Black River" flows on 77.9 kilometres (48.4 mi) of which 32.9 kilometres (20.4 mi) in Quebec and 45.0 kilometres (28.0 mi) in Maine, according to the following segments:

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