Rivière Déception
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| location | Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Rivière Déception | |
| source | near Kattiniq 61 ° 38 ′ 43 " N , 73 ° 50 ′ 6" W. |
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| Source height | 549 m | |
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Baie Déception ( Hudsonstrasse ) Coordinates: 62 ° 7 ′ 30 ″ N , 74 ° 34 ′ 10 ″ W 62 ° 7 ′ 30 ″ N , 74 ° 34 ′ 10 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 549 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.5 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Catchment area | 3885 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Outflow of Lac Françoys-Malherbe , Ruisseau Saputiit | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière Déception Est , Rivière Tuttuquaaluk | |
The Riviére Déception ( Déception means “disappointment” in French ) is a river in the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Déception runs in the far north of the Ungava Peninsula in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec . The approximately 100 km long river has its source west of Kattiniq . It initially flows east, then north. Later it turns west and finally flows into the Baie Déception , a bay on the north coast of the Ungava Peninsula. The estuary is 60 km west of Cap de Nouvelle-France on the Hudson Strait . The river drains an area of 3885 km². Tributaries of the Rivière Déception are Ruisseau Saputiit , Rivière Déception Est and Rivière Tuttuquaaluk . In addition, the outflow of Lac Françoys-Malherbe flows into the lower reaches of the Rivière Déception.