| Saint Francis River | |
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.jpg) Saint Francis River from Petit-Témis | |
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| Etymology | SaintFrancis Xavier |
| Native name | Rivière Saint-François (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada,United States |
| State (US) | Maine (United States) |
| Providence (Canada) | Quebec (Canada) New Brunswick (Canada) |
| County (US) | Northwest Aroostook (Maine) St. Francis (Maine) |
| Region (Canada) | Bas-Saint-Laurent (Quebec) Rivière-Bleue (Quebec) Saint-François Parish (New Brunswick) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec (Québec) |
| • coordinates | 47°40′36″N69°21′19″W / 47.67667°N 69.35528°W /47.67667; -69.35528 |
| • elevation | 359 metres (1,178 ft) |
| Mouth | St. Francis (Maine) Saint-François Parish (New Brunswick); flowing inSaint John River |
• coordinates | 47°10′49″N68°54′14″W / 47.18028°N 68.90389°W /47.18028; -68.90389 |
• elevation | 163 metres (535 ft) |
| Length | 102.4 kilometres (63.6 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Landmarks | Kelly Rapids |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Canadian Tuladi Brook, Bogasse Brook, Petite coulée Creuse, Coulée Creuse Brook, Jim Brook, Pelletier brook, Botsford Brook, Bleue River, Providence Brook, Beaupré Brook (discharge of Volcan Lake), Des Saules Brook, discharge of Morrison Lake and Yards Lake, Turner Brook, Cascades Brook, Armstrong Brook, Castonguay Brook. |
| • right | (from the mouth) Falls Brook, Yankeetuladi Brook, Jones Brook, Dead Brook, Wildcat Brook, Rousseau Brook, Chouinard Brook, Bouchard Brook,Boucanée River, Cèdres Brook, Black Brook. |
| Waterbodies | Beau Lake, Glazier Lake |
TheSt. Francis River (French:Rivière Saint-François) is a river roughly 75 miles (120 km) long, which forms part of theCanada–United States border. The river rises (47°44′07″N69°17′15″W / 47.7352°N 69.2874°W /47.7352; -69.2874 (Rivière Saint-François source)) in a lake of the same name located 12 miles (20 km) east of theRivière du Loup inQuebec. The portion that forms the boundary starts at the bottom ofLake Pohenegamook at the very northernmost point ofNew England betweenEstcourt Station,Maine, andEstcourt, Quebec. The river along the international boundary flows south and then south-east through two deep, narrow lakes to its mouth on theSaint John River atSt. Francis, Maine/Saint-François-de-Madawaska,New Brunswick.[1]
USSBancroft (DD-256) became a Canadian ship as part of theDestroyers for Bases Agreement and was renamed after the St. Francis River to follow the Canadian tradition of naming destroyers after Canadian rivers while recognizing the shared national history of the ship.[2]
| Beau Lake | |
|---|---|
| Lac Beau (French) | |
 Beau Lake Beau Lake | |
| Location | Temiscouata Regional County Municipality (Quebec) Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 47°20′N69°03′W / 47.333°N 69.050°W /47.333; -69.050 |
| Type | Lake |
| River sources | Saint Francis River |
| Basin countries | Canada United States |
| Max. length | 5 mi (8.0 km)[3] |
| Max. width | 1 km (1,100 yd)[3] |
| Surface area | 1,795 acres (726 ha)[4] |
| Max. depth | 180 feet (55 m)[5] |
| Water volume | 138,678 acre⋅ft (171,057,000 m3)[4] |
| Surface elevation | 575 ft (175 m)[3] |
| References | [3][4][5] |
Saint Francis River passes through Beau Lake on the border between Maine and Quebec. The river enters the north end of Beau Lake 15 miles (24 km) downstream of Lake Pohenegamook and leaves the south end of Beau Lake 13 miles (21 km) upstream of the Saint John River confluence.[3] Beau Lake is one of the deepest lakes in northern Maine. The lake is ideal habitat forlake trout,brook trout, and land-lockedAtlantic salmon; but these species are in competition with a large population ofyellow perch, andmuskellunge are migrating into the lake from downstream.[5]
| Glazier Lake | |
|---|---|
| Lac Glazier (French) | |
Glazier Lake  Glazier Lake | |
| Location | Madawaska County (New Brunswick) Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 47°13′40″N69°00′00″W / 47.22778°N 69.00000°W /47.22778; -69.00000 |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| River sources | Saint Francis River |
| Basin countries | Canada United States |
| Max. length | 5.5 mi (8.9 km)[3] |
| Surface area | 703 acres (284 ha)[4] |
| Max. depth | 118 feet (36 m)[6] |
| Water volume | 47,001 acre⋅ft (57,975,000 m3)[4] |
| Surface elevation | 559 ft (170 m)[3] |
| References | [6] |
Saint Francis River passes through Glazier Lake on the border between Maine and New Brunswick. The river enters the north end of Glazier Lake 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream of Beau Lake and leaves the south end of Beau Lake 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream of the Saint John River confluence. Tributaries to the lake include Yankeetuladi Brook on the Maine side, and Canadian Tuladi Brook on the New Brunswick side.[3] Glazier Lake is deep and narrow similar to Beau Lake, and offers similarly suitable habitat for lake trout, brook trout, salmon, and muskellunge.[6]
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