Rivière Pentecôte

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Rivière Pentecôte
Rivière Pentecôte 02.jpg
Data
location Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière Pentecôte
source at Mont Gélifract
50 ° 31 ′ 4 ″  N , 67 ° 42 ′ 49 ″  W.
Source height 701  m
muzzle at Rivière-Pentecôte in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence Coordinates: 49 ° 46 '48 "  N , 67 ° 9' 50"  W 49 ° 46 '48 "  N , 67 ° 9' 50"  W
Mouth height m
Height difference 701 m
Bottom slope 5.6 ‰
length 125 km
Catchment area 1971 km²
Drain MQ
51.2 m³ / s
Flowing lakes Lac Pentecôte
Communities Rivière-Pentecôte

The Rivière Pentecôte is a river in the Côte-Nord administrative region in the Canadian province of Québec .

The Rivière Pentecôte has its source on the Mont Gélifract mountain . It initially flows south, then turns east and flows north around Mont J'Y-Vois-le-Nord . The Rivière Pentecôte then turns south and flows towards the coast. 40 km before it flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at Rivière-Pentecôte , the river reaches the 17 km long Lac Pentecôte , which it flows through in a southerly direction. The Rivière Pentecôte has a length of 125 km. It drains an area of ​​1971 km². The mean discharge is 51.2 m³ / s.

The Rivière Pentecôte is known for its salmon .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Bureauaudiences publiques sur l'environnement du Québec (PDF; 100 kB)
  2. a b c Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Pentecôte