Rivière Manitou
| Rivière Manitou | ||
 La Grosse Chute on the Rivière Manitou |
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| Data | ||
| location | Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Rivière Manitou | |
| source | north of Lac à l'Aigle 51 ° 18 ′ 58 ″ N , 65 ° 20 ′ 47 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 580 m | |
| muzzle | in the Grande anse de Manitou ( Saint Lawrence Gulf ) Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 52 " N , 65 ° 14 ′ 29" W 50 ° 17 ′ 52 " N , 65 ° 14 ′ 29" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 580 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.9 ‰ | |
| length | 150 km | |
| Catchment area | 2642 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
66 m³ / s |
| Flowing lakes | Lac Manitou , Lac des Eudistes | |
The Rivière Manitou is a river in the Côte-Nord administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Manitou has its source north of Lac à l'Aigle in the south of the Labrador Peninsula . It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the regional county town of Minganie to the Gulf of St. Lawrence . It flows through the two lakes Lac Manitou and Lac des Eudistes . On the last kilometer before its confluence with the Grande anse de Manitou , the Rivière Manitou overcomes the La Grosse Chute rapids with a height difference of 37 m. Route 138 also crosses the river here. The estuary is halfway between Sept-Îles and Havre-Saint-Pierre . The Rivière Manitou has a length of 150 km. The catchment area covers 2642 km². The mean discharge is 66 m³ / s.
