Rivière Ouelle
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Rivière Ouelle upper course: Bras de la Rivière Ouelle |
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| location | Bas-Saint-Laurent in Quebec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin |
Lac Therrien 47 ° 2 ′ 13 " N , 70 ° 6 ′ 41" W. |
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| Source height | approx. 400 m | |
| muzzle |
St. Lawrence River - Estuary Coordinates: 47 ° 25 ′ 31 ″ N , 70 ° 2 ′ 48 ″ W 47 ° 25 ′ 31 ″ N , 70 ° 2 ′ 48 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 400 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.6 ‰ | |
| length | 72 km | |
| Catchment area | 860 km² | |
| Drain |
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17.2 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | La Grande Rivière | |
| Communities | Saint-Pacôme , Rivière-Ouelle | |
 Bridge over the Rivière Ouelle in 1891 |
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The Rivière Ouelle is a right tributary of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Ouelle has its origin in the small lake Lac Therrien in the Monts Notre-Dame . For the first 15 km it is called Bras de la Rivière Ouelle . It flows for a total of 72 km in a northerly direction through the MRC Kamouraska , passes the municipality of Saint-Pacôme and finally flows into the estuary of the Saint Lawrence River at Rivière-Ouelle . The tides are noticeable on a short stretch of river above the estuary. The river drains an area of 860 km².
The Rivière Ouelle is navigable by canoe . There are several rapids on the lower reaches. The Atlantic salmon has been successfully reintroduced into the river.
The Rivière Ouelle was named in honor of Louis Houël , Sieur du Petit-Pré. He was a member of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés and royal secretary in what was then New France .
Covered bridges
The 25 m long covered bridge Pont du Collège , built in 1920, spans the Rivière Ouelle in the municipality of Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth about 35 km above the estuary.