Rivière Dumoine
| Rivière Dumoine | ||
 Rivière Dumoine at kilometer 55 |
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| Data | ||
| location | Outaouais , Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Ottawa River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin | Lac Machin 47 ° 16 ′ 19 ″ N , 77 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | in the Ottawa River west of Rapides-des-Joachims coordinates: 46 ° 12 ′ 55 " N , 77 ° 50 ′ 57" W 46 ° 12 ′ 55 " N , 77 ° 50 ′ 57" W |
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| Mouth height |
243 m
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| length | 129 km (according to other sources: 145 km) | |
| Catchment area | 5380 km² | |
| Discharge at the Lac Dumoine A Eo gauge : 2110 km² |
MQ 1967/1997 Mq 1967/1997 |
26 m³ / s 12.3 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the level below Lac Robinson A Eo : 3760 km² |
MQ 1965/2013 Mq 1965/2013 |
52 m³ / s 13.8 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the gauge near the mouth of the A Eo : 4350 km² |
MQ 1926/1949 Mq 1926/1949 |
57 m³ / s 13.1 l / (s km²) |
| Flowing lakes | Lac Antiquois , Lac Dumoine | |
 View down the Grande Chute |
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The Rivière Dumoine ( English Dumoine River ) is a left tributary of the Ottawa River in western Québec in Canada .
It has its origin in the small lake Lac Machin near the Réserve faunique La Vérendrye . The river flows almost entirely south through the Canadian Shield , before flowing into the Ottawa River west of Rapides-des-Joachims .
The Rivière Dumoine has a length of 129 km and drains a catchment area of 5380 km².
The Rivière Dumoine is known as a white water river , which is great for canoeing and fishing. The area around the river is still quite original. There are a few forestry trails that cross the river. There are also several cottages between kilometers 20 and 30 .
Together with the neighboring rivers Rivière Noire and Rivière Coulonge, the river forms a grouping of white water rivers in the catchment area of the Ottawa River.
The name of the river is derived from the French family Le Moynes .
Almost along its entire length, the Rivière Dumoine forms the border between the two regional counties of Pontiac and Témiscamingue .
history
The Algonquins called the Rivière Dumoine Cakawitopikak Sipi and Ekonakwasi Sipi , which means "river of alder " and is probably derived from the alder trees lining the river . A map from 1755 by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin uses the name Acounagousin .
On May 14, 2008, the Ministère du Développement Durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs announced that 1,445 km² of the catchment area of the Rivière Dumoine will be placed under protection. No industrial activities are allowed in this temporary reserve, which encompasses almost a third of the catchment area and the entire length of the river.
Paddling on the Rivière Dumoine
Paddling on the Rivière Dumoine is eventful and rewarded with a multitude of navigable rapids and its strong current. Canoe tours usually start at Lac Dumoine (100 km, about 5-7 days), Lac Laforge (75 km, 4 days) or Lac Benoit (60 km, about 3-4 days). The starting points can be reached by seaplane or on forestry roads.
The rapids vary from easy to non-navigable waterfalls. Starting from Lac Dumoine, the following rapids are noteworthy:
- km 64, "Fish Portage" (also "Triple Play") - 3 groups of waterfalls ( Class 1 and 2)
- km 58, "Canoe Eater" - an interesting technical class 2 boulder run
- km 55, "Log Jam"
- km 54, "Little Steel"
- km 44, "Big Steel" - Class 3 to 2
- km 23, "Grande Chute" - impressive waterfall (not accessible by canoe), followed by a class 1 rapids
- km 17, "Red Pine" - a series of rapids from Class 1 to 3
- km 13, "Examination"
The section between Lac Benoit and Little Steel Falls (kilometers 60-50) is particularly recommended, as there are several Class 2-3 rapids, typical of rivers that cross the Canadian Shield.
Web links
- Commission de toponymie due Québec: Rivière Dumoine
- Campaign to Protect the Dumoine Watershed
- Hap Wilson, Rivers of the Upper Ottawa Valley , 1993, ISBN 1-895465-05-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Bureau audiences publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 02KJ003 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 02KJ004 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 02KA011 ( Memento of the original dated December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Quebec Protected Areas announced May 14, 2008 Ministère du Développement Durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs
