Rivière Matane
| Rivière Matane | ||
 Rivière Matane near Saint-René-de-Matane |
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| Data | ||
| location | Bas-Saint-Laurent in Quebec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | at Mont Blanc ( Monts Chic-Chocs ) 48 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ N , 66 ° 53 ′ 50 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 900 m | |
| muzzle | at Matane in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ 11 ″ N , 67 ° 31 ′ 59 ″ W 48 ° 51 ′ 11 ″ N , 67 ° 31 ′ 59 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 900 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 11 ‰ | |
| length | 80 km | |
| Catchment area | 1683 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge 8.5 km above route 132 at Matane A Eo : 1650 km² |
MQ 1927/2002 Mq 1927/2002 |
39 m³ / s 23.6 l / (s km²) |
| Drain |
MQ |
41 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Rivière Bonjour , Rivière à la Truite , Rivière Petchedetz | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière Duvivier , Rivière Petite Matane | |
| Flowing lakes | Lac de la Tete , Lac Le Clerq , Lac Matane | |
| Small towns | Matane | |
| Communities | Rivière-Matane , Saint-René-de-Matane | |
 Estuary of the Rivière Matane |
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The Rivière Matane is a river in the Bas-Saint-Laurent administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Matane rises in the northwest of the Gaspésie peninsula in the Réserve faunique de Matane on the 945 m high Mont Blanc , a summit of the Monts Chic-Chocs . From there it initially flows in a westerly direction to Lac de la Tête , then turns south and flows through the lakes Lac Le Clercq and Lac Matane . Here it takes up the left tributary Rivière Bonjour . It now flows in a west-south-west direction, turning to the north-west at the confluence of the Rivière à la Truite . It passes the towns of Rivière-Matane and Saint-René-de-Matane and finally flows into the estuary of the Saint Lawrence River in the small town of Matane . The river has a length of 80 km. It drains an area of 1683 km². The mean discharge is 41 m³ / s.
At the lower reaches, the river is used to generate electricity.
The Rivière Matane is an important spawning water for the Atlantic salmon .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Bureau Brille publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 02QB001 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
