Depot River


The Depot River is a tributary of the Big Black River (Saint John River), flowing in the townships T12 R17 Wels, T13 R16 Wels and T14 R15 Wels, in the Aroostook County in North Maine Woods in Maine, in United States.
Its course runs entirely through forested region in an isolated mountain valley.
The watershed of the Depot River is accessible by some forest roads of Maine.

Geography

The source of the Depot River begins at the mouth of Little Lake Presley, in townships T12 R17 WELS, in North Maine Woods, in Maine. This lake is located in a small valley between two mountains.
This source is located at:
From the mouth of Little Lake Presley, the Depot River flows over as follows:
Upper courses of Depot River
  • to the northeast in the Maine, up to the southwest bank of Mud Pond;
  • to the northeast, crossing the Mud Pond over its full length to the mouth;
  • to the northeast by cutting a forest road and across a marsh area in the second half of the segment, up to the confluence of a stream ;
  • to the north through a narrow marsh area up to a stream ;
  • eastward up to the discharge of a series of lakes;
  • to the northeast up to the west shore of Lake Depot ;
  • northwards crossing the Lake Depot to the mouth.
Note: Lake Depot gets its water from the top of the Depot River and a stream which is the discharge of a series of lakes and Mary L Pond.
Lower courses of Depot River
  • to the northwest up to Glazier Brook;
  • to the northeast, winding up Brown Brook ;
  • to the north, winding end segment until Dead Brook ;
  • to the northeast, up to a stream ;
  • to the east, skirting the northern Mont Depot up to Cunliffe Stream ;
  • to the southeast, up to a stream ;
  • to the northeast, up to a bridge of a forest road;
  • north, up to a stream ;
  • to the southeast, winding end segment, up to the confluence of the river.
This confluence is located:
The Depot River pours on the south bank of the Big Black River (Saint John River) in the township T14 R15 Wels, in the Aroostook County. The latter flows northeast zigzagging up to a river bend of Saint John River where it pours on the west bank. The latest flows to the east, then southeast through all the New Brunswick and pours on the north bank of the Bay of Fundy which opens to the southwest on the Atlantic Ocean.

Toponymy

The term "Depot" is associated with the Depot River in Lake Depot and Mont Depot.