Rivière Olomane

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Rivière Olomane
Data
location Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière Olomane
origin Lac Fonteneau (Fonteneau Lake)
51 ° 45 ′ 53 "  N , 61 ° 19 ′ 46"  W
Source height 368  m
muzzle Gulf of St. Lawrence Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  N , 60 ° 38 ′ 20 ″  W 50 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  N , 60 ° 38 ′ 20 ″  W
Mouth height m
Height difference 368 m
Bottom slope 1.4 ‰
length 257 km
Catchment area 5439 km²
Drain MQ
137 m³ / s
Right tributaries Rivière Olomane Ouest

Rivière Olomane is a river in the Canadian province of Québec .

It has its origin on the border with Newfoundland and Labrador . From there it flows 257 km in a southerly direction through the administrative region of Côte-Nord to the Saint Lawrence Gulf and flows into it. To the west of its mouth is the Innu reserve La Romaine .

The mean discharge at the mouth is 137 m³ / s. The catchment area covers 5439 km². It borders on that of the Rivière Étamamiou to the east and that of the Rivière Natashquan to the west .

There are plans to build a hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 5 MW along the river.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f Bureauaudiences publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
  2. ^ Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Hydroelectric project, Olomane River, La Romaine