Grande rivière de la Baleine
| Grande rivière de la Baleine | ||
 Grande rivière de la Baleine (photo 1992) |
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| Data | ||
| location | North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Grande rivière de la Baleine | |
| origin |
Lac Saint-Lusson 54 ° 49 ′ 30 ″ N , 70 ° 32 ′ 17 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 500 m | |
| muzzle | at Kuujjuarapik / Whapmagoostui in the Hudson Bay Coordinates: 55 ° 15 '59 " N , 77 ° 47' 23" W 55 ° 15 '59 " N , 77 ° 47' 23" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 500 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.69 ‰ | |
| length | 724 km | |
| Catchment area | 42,700 km² | |
| Outflow at the level at the outflow from Lac Bienville A Eo : 21,000 km² |
MQ 1962/1993 Mq 1962/1993 |
337 m³ / s 16 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the level above Rivière Denys A Eo : 36,300 km² |
MQ 1961/2004 Mq 1961/2004 |
520 m³ / s 14.3 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the gauge near the mouth of the A Eo : 43,200 km² |
MQ 1958-1970 Mq 1958-1970 |
666 m³ / s 15.4 l / (s km²) |
| Drain |
MQ |
680 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Rivière Denys | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière Coats | |
| Flowing lakes | Lac Bienville | |
 Catchment area of the Grande rivière de la Baleine in yellow; dark yellow the part of the catchment area which is now drained to La Grande Rivière |
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The Great Whale River ( French for "Big Wal -flow"; English Great Whale River ) is a river in the region Nunavik in the Canadian province of Quebec .
It flows from the lake Lac Saint-Lusson , flows through the Lac Bienville to the west to Hudson Bay . While the lower course of the river (below Lac Bienville) has a very strong current with many waterfalls (15-20 m high) and rapids, the upper course consists of a series of lakes that are connected by steep rapids.
The lake Lac Néret on the upper reaches of the Grande rivière de la Baleine is now part of the Réservoir Laforge-2 , which is fed by the Caniapiscau reservoir and is mainly drained to La Grande Rivière for energy generation.
The easiest access for canoe tourists is on the Transtaïga route on Lac Montausier ( ⊙ ).
The two places Kuujjuarapik (mostly inhabited by Inuit ) and Whapmagoostui ( Cree settlement) are located at the mouth of the river - near the former RCAF Great Whale River military airfield . Together, the two places were formerly known as the Great Whale River and Poste-de-la-Baleine.
The section of the river between Lac Bienville and the mouth of the Rivière Coats was then also known as the Abchigamich River . However, this name was dropped by the Commission de geographie du Québec in 1946.
literature
- John Joseph Honigmann: Social Networks in Great Whale River; Notes on to Eskimo, Montagnais-Naskapi, and Euro-Canadian Community . Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources, [Ottawa] 1962.
- William D. Johnson: An Exploratory Study of Ethnic Relations at Great Whale River . Northern Co-ordination and Research Center, Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa 1962.
- David Masty, Sr .: Traditional Use of Fish and Other Resources of the Great Whale River Region . In: Northeast Indian Quarterly , 8, no. 4, 1991, pp. 12-14.
- Richard H. Wills: Conflicting Perceptions Western Economics and the Great Whale River Cree . Tutorial Press, [Canada?] 1984, ISBN 0-9613076-6-8
Web links
- Grande rivière de la Baleine, Commission de toponymie du Québec
- General description, map and images
- Hydro-Québec and the Great Whale Project . Environmental / development negotiations; stakeholder analysis.
- The Great Whale River Expedition 1988
- The Great Whale River Expedition 1991
- The Great Whale River Expedition 1997 (PDF; 500 kB)
- The Great Whale River Expedition 1997 (images)
- Mojo Men of the Great Whale
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Rivers. ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) The Atlas of Canada (English)
- ↑ Station 03EA001. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Water Survey of Canada
- ↑ station 03ED001. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Water Survey of Canada
- ↑ Station 03ED002. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Water Survey of Canada
