The Sableuse River is a

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in the

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, in administrative region of

Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent (, 'Lower Saint-Lawrence) is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay that discharges into the Atlan ...

, in

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. Its origin lies in the Sableuse ponds in

Saint-Vianney Saint-Vianney () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality. It was known as Saint-Jean-Baptiste-Vianney until 1988. History The first settlers arrived in 1918. In 1920, several ...

while its mouth lies in the Sableuse River Bay on Lake Matapedia. This river flows into the

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(RCM): * La Matapedia Regional County Municipality: municipality

Saint-Vianney, Quebec Saint-Vianney () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality. It was known as Saint-Jean-Baptiste-Vianney until 1988. History The first settlers arrived in 1918. In 1920, several ...

and the unorganized territory of Lac-Matapedia, Quebec; *

La Matanie Regional County Municipality La Matanie () is a regional county municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada. From January 1, 1982, to March 9, 2013, it was known as Matane. The county seat is the city of Matane. Subdivisions There are 12 su ...

: municipality Sainte-Paule. This course river of the

is descending towards the Southwest; it passes through the territory of Sainte-Paule and Matapedia Lake (at the Eastern boundary of the territory of

Sayabec Sayabec (; ) is a municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality (RCM) in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Matapédia Valley between the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian ...

). The Sableuse River flows into the bay of Sableuse River, located on the North shore of Matapedia Lake which discharge empties on the Eastern side in the Matapedia River. The latter flows Southeast into the

up to the

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which flows East up to the west bank of the

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. The latter opens to the East on the

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Etymology

The Sableuse River has officially carried the name since at least 1972, before which some referred to it as ''Matane River''. The Sableuse River Bay, whose name was designated in 2003, was also formerly referred to as the ''Matane River Bay''.

Geography

The Sableuse River is located in the

La Matapédia Regional County Municipality La Matapédia () is a regional county municipality (RCM) in eastern Quebec, Canada at the base of the Gaspé peninsula, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Its seat is in Amqui. It is named after the Matapédia River which runs through the western p ...

in the

administrative region. Its source, the Sableuse ponds, lie at Northwest of the village of

. This source begins on the West side of the "Chemin des Towagodi Lakes" and is located at: * at the Western boundary of the West of Matane Wildlife Reserve; * Southeast of South Coastal of

; * from the confluence of the Sableuse River. From its source, the Sableuse river course is often forming many small coils. Its course flows over distributed in following segments: * West, up to the discharge (from the Northwest) of a small lake; * to the Southwest, up to the road path bridge of the 4th row; * Southwest up to the discharge (from the Northwest) of two little lakes; * Southwest up to the confluence of the Inconnue River (Sableuse River) (from the East); * Southwest up to the discharge (from the Northwest) of Portage Lake, Chaud Lake and Towago Lake; * Southward up to Crooked Creek (from the Northeast); * Southwest, cutting the Soucy Road, up to the confluence of the riverSegments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on Internet), Ministry of Natural Resources Canada. The river's mouth is located in the

Seignory of Lac-Matapédia The seignory of Lac-Matapédia () is a forest land located on the north shore of Lake Matapédia in the Matapédia Valley in the unorganized territory of Lac-Matapédia, Quebec, Lac-Matapédia, in Amqui, and in Sayabec, in the La Matapédia Regio ...

in the unorganized territory of Lac-Matapédia near

. Its outflow occurs in the Sableuse River Bay in Matapedia Lake, right in front of the Matane Island. This confluence is located at from the mouth of Matapedia Lake.

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