Rivière Malbaie

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Rivière Malbaie
Rivière Malbaie in the Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie

Rivière Malbaie in the Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie

Data
location Capitale-Nationale in Québec (Canada)
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Lac Gamache
47 ° 28 ′ 30 ″  N , 71 ° 5 ′ 35 ″  W.
Source height 831  m
muzzle in the St. Lawrence River near La Malbaie Coordinates: 47 ° 39 ′ 18 ″  N , 70 ° 8 ′ 48 ″  W 47 ° 39 ′ 18 ″  N , 70 ° 8 ′ 48 ″  W
Mouth height m
Height difference 831 m
Bottom slope 5.2 ‰
length 161 km
Catchment area 1849 km²
Drain MQ
28 m³ / s
Flowing lakes Lac Malbaie
Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie.jpg

Rivière Malbaie is a 161 km long river in the Canadian province of Québec .

The river has its origin in Lake Gamache , located in the Réserve faunique des Laurentides , 80 km north of the provincial capital Québec . From there it flows in a northeasterly direction and flows through the Lac Malbaie . Later he turns to the southeast. This middle section of the river, in which it cuts through a low mountain range , has been protected by the Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie since 2000 . 120 km northeast of Québec, the river finally flows into the St. Lawrence River at La Malbaie . The catchment area covers 1849 km², the mean discharge 28 m³ / s.

Web links

Commons : Rivière Malbaie  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Bureau Audiences publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
  2. Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Rivière Malbaie