Gatineau (river)
| Gatineau | ||
 On the upper reaches of the Gatineau |
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| Data | ||
| location | Laurentides , Outaouais in Quebec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| source |
Lac du Pain de Sucre 47 ° 52 ′ 5 ″ N , 75 ° 31 ′ 19 ″ W. |
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| muzzle |
Ottawa River in Gatineau Coordinates: 45 ° 27 ′ 17 " N , 75 ° 41 ′ 48" W 45 ° 27 ′ 17 " N , 75 ° 41 ′ 48" W.
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| length | 443 km | |
| Catchment area | 23,724 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
363 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Rivière Fortier , Rivière Chabot , Rivière du Canot , Rivière Bazin | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière Chouart , Rivière du Coucou , Rivière Gens de Terre , Rivière Désert | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Baskatong Reservoir | |
| Big cities | Gatineau | |
 The Ottawa and Gatineau catchment areas |
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The Gatineau (French Rivière Gatineau , Eng. Gatineau River ) is a river in the south of the Canadian province of Québec .
It rises in Lac du Pain de Sucre north of the Baskatong Reservoir . This is fed by the rivers Rivière Tamarac , Rivière Clova and Rivière Douville . The Rivière Gatineau initially flows in a south-easterly direction, later in a southerly direction. It flows through the Baskatong Reservoir. After 386 kilometers it flows into the Ottawa in the city of Gatineau . Important tributaries are Rivière Fortier , Rivière Chabot , Rivière du Canot and Rivière Bazin from the left and Rivière Chouart , Rivière du Coucou , Rivière Gens de Terre and Rivière Désert from the right. The catchment area is 23,724 km².
The river is named after Nicolas Gatineau , who was a fur trade in the area at the end of the 17th century. Samuel de Champlain discovered the river on June 4, 1613 while sailing the Ottawa.
Hydropower plants
Along the course of the Rivière Gatineau there are several hydropower plants operated by Hydro-Québec (HQ).
In the downstream direction these are:
| Surname | completion position |
Power [MW] |
Number of turbines |
hydraul. Potential [m] |
Reservoir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercier | 2007 | 55 | 5 | 18th | Rés. Baskatong |
| Paugan | 1928-1956 | 206 | 8th | 40.54 | n / A |
| Chelsea | 1927-1939 | 152 | 5 | 28.35 | n / A |
| Rapides farmers | 1927-1947 | 104 | 5 | 20.12 | n / A |
Hydro-Québec offers guided tours of the Rapides-Farmer hydropower plant .
Web links
- Comité du bassin versant de la rivière Gatineau (Protection Association)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Bureauacoustiences publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB) ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
- ↑ a b Hydro-Québec - Hydroelectric Generating Stations
