page_title: Madawaska River (Saint John River tributary)
section_title: Course of the river
hierarchical_section_title: Madawaska River (Saint John River tributary) / Course of the river
caption_attribution_description: Vue du Lac Témiscouata à la hauteur de Notre-Dame-du-lac, dans le Bas-Saint-Laurent, Québec
context_page_description: The Madawaska River flows from Lake Témiscouata in Quebec, through Degelis Quebec, to join the Saint John River at Edmundston, New Brunswick.
  The course of the Madawaska River is accessible in Quebec by route 185 and New Brunswick by Highway 2, which run along the river side South West.
context_section_description: The Madawaska River originates in Lake Témiscouata, about 141 metres (463 ft) meters. The river follows a winding course generally oriented on South-East. The river runs through successively Dégelis, Quebec, in Quebec; then the parish of Saint-Jacques Parish and Edmundston, in Madawaska County, in New Brunswick. The river empties into the left side of Saint John River in downtown Edmundston and facing the American town of Madawaska.
  The Madawaska River flows over 39.8 kilometres (24.7 mi) generally towards the Southeast:
  Upper river courses (in Quebec) (segment of 18.4 kilometres (11.4 mi))
  From the dam at the mouth of Lake Témiscouata, the Madawaska River flows over:
  3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) to the South in a big S, passing at the East side of the "Mont Sainte-Anne", up to the bridge of the 7th Street in Dégelis;
  5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) to the Southeast, bypassing the island Beaupré and passing southwest of a mountain, up to the confluence of the Birches River (Madawaska River) (from the North);
  6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the Southeast, forming a detour to the North, and then collecting the waters of Griffin Creek (from the Southwest), up to the confluence of the Languedoc creek (from North);
  3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the Southeast, passing on the Northeast of Edmundston airport, up to the border between Quebec and New Brunswick. Note: A marsh area (West side of the river) runs along the end of this segment on 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi).
  Lower course of the river (at New Brunswick) (segment of 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi))
  From the border between Quebec and New Brunswick, the Madawaska River flows:
  1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the Southeast, up to Island Brook (from the Northeast);
  9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) to the Southeast, bypassing four islands, up to the bridge of the village of Saint-Jacques Parish;
  6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) to the Southeast, through the village of Saint-Jacques Parish up to the railway bridge Canadian National Railway;
  4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) to the Southeast, passing under a road bridge to its confluence
caption: The river has its source in Lake Témiscouata.
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