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Laval River
The Laval River () is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Location The mouth of the Laval River is in Forestville, La Haute-Côte-Nord. Route 385 roughly follows the course of the river. The Commission de toponymie du Québec does not have information about the name, which was made official on 5 December 1968. A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the Laval River in sub-region 5g-T of the east fir/white birch subdomain. Course The Laval River originates in Lac Septembre and flows generally southeast through Lac Roger, Lac Kinney, Lac Stanley and Lac Laval, which it enters at the southwest angle and leaves from the southeast end. The Lac Laval, from its mouth, is sometimes taken as the source of the river. The river then flows through Lac Éric and Lac Courdeau, then enters a flat-bottomed valley where it is fed by the Adam River, receives water from Lac MacDonald and Lac Madeleine, and then enters Lac à Jacques. Below this lake, after some r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (Region 09) (, ; ) is an List of regions of Quebec, administrative region of Quebec, on the Quebec-Labrador peninsula, Quebec-Labrador Peninsula, Canada. The region runs along the St. Lawrence River and then the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Tadoussac to the limits of Labrador, leaning against the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean to the west, the Côte-Nord penetrates deep into Nord-du-Québec, Northern Quebec. With the motto: ''Between nature and grandeur'', the Côte-Nord is made up of 99% public land, it is the second largest region after Nord-du-Québec, which occupies 51% of Quebec's territory. History The origins of the settlement of the Côte-Nord precede by a few millennia the population movements that began in the middle of the 19th century. Archaeology, Archaeologists tell us that the main prehistoric cultures, called "Archaic humans, archaic", were based on three sets of groups coming from the southwest, from as far away as the Great Lakes by the St. Lawrence Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouleau River
The Bouleau River () flows north/south on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Sept-Rivières and Minganie RCM, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. The Birch River is recognized as a salmon river along almost its entire length. Location The Bouleau River has its source in the Canadian Shield also called the Laurentian Shield or the Laurentian Plateau, and runs through the boreal forest to its mouth in the Gulf of St. Lawrence about east of Sept-Îles. Its source is to the north of Lake Bigot, west of Lake Nipisso. It rises at an elevation of , flows south for about , and has two major tributaries. The watershed covers . The bedrock is Precambrian, covered in typical boreal vegetation. The mouth of the Bouleau River is in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre in the Minganie Regional County Municipality. The drainage basin covers parts of two regional county municipalities, within which it covers parts of four smaller administrative units: * Sept-Rivière ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguanish River
The Aguanish River, Aguanus River official name until 1985, (), is a salmon river that flows from north to south, emptying into the Jacques Cartier Strait, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Aguanish, Quebec, Aguanish municipality, in Minganie Regional County Municipality, Minganie RCM, Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Geography The Aguanish salmon river is more than long. It is known for The Trait de Scie (Saw Cut), a deep canyon wide with several rapids and small waterfalls that are passed by the salmon heading up the river. The current has scoured out large cavities in the pink granite river bed, which are called "giant cooking pots". In its natural state, the Le Trait de Scie canyon is classified as an impassable obstacle for Atlantic salmon. In 2016, a Fish ladder, fish pass was built in the canyon on the Aguanus/Aguanish River. Aguanish River crosses the southwest of Aguanish, Quebec, Aguanish municipality, it flows to its mouth in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabisipi River
The Nabisipi River () is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence Location The Nabisipi River rises in Lake Saumur. It flows for to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence west of Aguanish. The river drains an area of . It lies between the basins of the Pashashibou River to the west and the Aguanish River to the east. It crosses the Canadian Shield, and has many rapids. At first it flows through the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Aguanish in the Minganie Regional County Municipality. The name in the Innu language means "man's river". Description The ''Dictionnaire des rivières et lacs de la province de Québec'' (1914) says, Fishing The river has always been fished by the aboriginal people. Huard (1897: 349) wrote of the Nabisipi River, "It was about 1855 that the Rochette families settled there, after the Hudson's Bay Company had abandoned the salmon fishing station i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Watshishou River
The Little Watshishou River () is a salmon river in the east of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Location The Little Watshishou River originates in Lake Gallienne, and flows southwest to enter the Gulf of Saint Lawrence from the village of Baie-Johan-Beetz. The river flows through the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme in Minganie Regional County Municipality. Lower down it flows through the municipality of Aguanish. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Baie-Johan-Beetz, Minganie. Quebec Route 138 crosses the river near its mouth. The river is about long. It drains a watershed of . It lies between the basins of the Watshishou River to the west and the Pashashibou River to the east. The watershed contains the Forêt ancienne du Lac-Auger. The river roughly defines the boundary between the lower boreal biological zone to the north and the hemiarctic zone to the south. The river has moderate hydroelectric potential in its northern section. Name The topo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watshishou River
The Watshishou River () is a salmon river in the east of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Location The Watshishou River originates in Lake Watshishou, and flows south via Lake Holt and Little Lake Holt to enter the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The river is long, and receives water from many lakes. It drains a basin of . Quebec Route 138 crosses the river near its mouth. It enters the Jacques Cartier Strait between Havre-Saint-Pierre and Natashquan, west of the Little Watshishou River. In its upper course the river flows through the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme. Lower down it flows through the municipality of Aguanish. The river's mouth is in the municipality of Baie-Johan-Beetz in Minganie Regional County Municipality. The river basin lies between the basins of the Véronique River to the west and the Little Watshishou River to the east. The river basin contains the Nabisipi River Old Forest (''Forêt ancienne de la Rivière Nabisipi'') and the Lake Davy Old Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piashti River
Piashti River () is a salmon river, tributary of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, located in Baie-Johan-Beetz municipality, Minganie RCM, Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Location The Piashti River flows in a north-south direction for from Lake Piashti via Little Lake Piashti into Johan-Beetz Bay. The river basin covers . It is between the basins of the Corneille River to the west and the Quetachou River to the east. The basin is partially in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme. The river flows into Lake Salé (Salt Lake) about from its mouth over a dramatic waterfall. This lake receives the fresh water of the river, but also receives the salt water of Gulf of St. Lawrence during high tides. File:Baie_Johan_Beetz_006.jpg, Family residence of Johan Beetz and Adéla Tanguay (Le Chateau) File:Baie_Johan_Beetz_004.jpg, Baie-Johan-Beetz, boats at anchor, sheds and wooden boardwalks File:Baie_Johan_Beetz_007.jpg, Route 138, steel girder bridge 15881, built in 1989, Chateau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corneille River
The Corneille River (; River of the crow) is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence opposite Anticosti Island. Location The Corneille River is about long. The watershed covers an area of . It lies between the basins of the Ours River to the west and the Piashti River to the east. The river basin covers part of the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme, and parts of the municipalities of Baie-Johan-Beetz and Havre-Saint-Pierre. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Baie-Johan-Beetz in the Minganie Regional County Municipality. The origin of the name is unknown. A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the river in sub-regions 6j-T and 6m-T of the east spruce/moss subdomain. Description According to the ''Dictionnaire des rivières et lacs de la province de Québec'' (1914), Fishing The La Corneille outfitter has exclusive fishing rights to of the Corneille River. They provide accommodation, and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean River (Minganie)
The Saint-Jean River, Usasumekw, Patamo (Traditional indigenous variants), Rivière Saint-Jean (French), is a salmon river that flows from north to south, emptying into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Rivière-Saint-Jean municipality, Minganie RCM, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada. Sport fishing for Atlantic salmon in the waters of the Saint-Jean River dates back over 150 years. Natural Territory The Saint-Jean River rises at about above sea level in the southwest of Labrador. It runs through rugged terrain for to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Its mouth is east of Sept-Îles, in Rivière-Saint-Jean Municipality, Minganie RCM. At its mouth the river is crossed by Quebec Route 138, then flows past the village of Rivière-Saint-Jean. The river basin covers , is bordered to the northeast by the Romaine watershed, to the east by the Mingan watershed, to the west by the Magpie watershed and a small section to the northwest by Labrador. Ground On the edge of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magpie River (Quebec)
The Magpie River, Moteskikan Hipu, Mutehekau Hipu, Pmotewsekaw Sipo (Traditional indigenous variants), Rivière Magpie (French), it flows from north to south, emptying into Magpie Bay, Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Rivière-Saint-Jean municipality, Minganie RCM, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada. Geography The Magpie River covers a distance of from north to south with a height difference of 610 m, its watershed covers an area of 7,650 km2. The river is not wide, but fast and turbulent. It rises near the border between Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ... and Labrador, flows south, and enters Magpie Bay west of Havre-Saint-Pierre. Two of its tributaries are named Magpie West and Magpie East. The central section contains the long Lake Magpie. Its estuary is wide and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jupitagon River
The Jupitagon River () is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It flows south through boreal forests from the Canadian Shield to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. In 2018 salmon fishing was banned on the river due to critically low stocks. Location The Jupitagon River flows south to the Saint Lawrence between the Magpie River (Quebec), Magpie River to the east and the Tonnerre River (Minganie), Tonnerre River to the west. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Rivière-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Rivière-Saint-Jean in the Minganie Regional County Municipality. The mouth is east of the village of Rivière-au-Tonnerre. At the start of the 20th century there was a hamlet called Jupitagon at the mouth of the river where some fishermen's families lived. In 1903 there was a Congregation of Jesus and Mary, Eudist missionary station at the mouth of the river. Père Arthur Gallant (1896-1976) was a Eudist missionary at Rivière-Saint-Jean with responsibility for the ''d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aux Rochers River
Aux Rochers River (, , ''Rocky River''), is a river in Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada. It drains an area of . It is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence Description The Aux Rochers River is in Port-Cartier, Sept-Rivières. It empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the town of Port-Cartier. One of its tributaries, the Gravel River (Quebec), Gravel River, is sometimes also called the Aux Rochers River. The Gravel flows south to the long Lake Walker. The Aux Rochers River proper leaves the south end of Lake Walker and flows southeast for a further . The river is hard to navigate due to a strong current. It also contains many rocks, hence its name. Some of the smaller rocks move to different places in the river each year. The lower river valley is used by southern section of the Cartier Railway, which then runs along the east shore of Lake Quatre Lieues before following the valley of the MacDonald River (Côte-Nord), MacDonald River, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
