The Mouchalagane River (french: Rivière Mouchalagane) is a river in the
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (, ; ; land area ) is the second-largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadous ...
region of Quebec, Canada. It feeds the
Manicouagan Reservoir
Manicouagan Reservoir (also Lake Manicouagan) is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada, covering an area of . The lake island in its centre is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel. The structure was create ...
.
Hydrology
The Mouchalagane river is in the unorganized territory of
Rivière-Mouchalagane, in the
Regional county municipality of
Caniapiscau
Caniapiscau () is a vast unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, part of Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality.
The territory is home to the huge Caniapiscau Reservoir, the largest body of water in Quebec. The res ...
in the
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (, ; ; land area ) is the second-largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadous ...
region of Quebec.
It originates in Lake Sommet and Lake Itomanis.
It flows south for to the
Manicouagan Reservoir
Manicouagan Reservoir (also Lake Manicouagan) is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada, covering an area of . The lake island in its centre is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel. The structure was create ...
.
Tributaries include the Labadie, Tuk and Pipichicau rivers.
The upper portion of the river has many rapids.
In its lower it widens to form the western arm of the reservoir, formerly Lake Manicouagan.
Name
The name is of Innu origin and comes from ''ouragane'', meaning "dish or bowl of bark", and ''moucha'' meaning "big".
However, a toponym survey conducted in 1979 reported that the Innu name used to describe the lake was Mûshaualâkan, which means "to stretch out the nets to open waters".
shows ''R. Moucha'ouragane'' on his map of the ''Domaine en Canada'' (1731) and the explorer
Albert Peter Low
Albert Peter Low (May 24, 1861 – October 9, 1942) was a Canadian geologist, explorer and athlete. His explorations of 1893–1895 were important in declaring Canada's sovereignty over the Arctic, and eventually defining the border between Quebec ...
mentioned Mouchalagan River in 1895.
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Rivers of Côte-Nord