Big Black River (Saint John River)

See also Little Black River (French: Rivière Noire), another river in Quebec and Maine. (47°24′47″N 69°31′01″W / 47.413°N 69.517°W / 47.413; -69.517 (Rivière Noire source))

The Big Black River (French: Grande Rivière Noire) is a river in Maine and Quebec. From its source (46°49′08″N 70°04′05″W / 46.819°N 70.068°W / 46.819; -70.068 (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 T 15, R 13.

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.

See also

• List of rivers of Maine

References

• "Big Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2009-10-16. 
• Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS
• Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency

Coordinates: 46°57′00″N 69°27′00″W / 46.950°N 69.450°W / 46.950; -69.450