Rivière Romaine

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Rivière Romaine
Romaine River
Rivière Romaine.jpg
Data
location Newfoundland and Labrador , Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière Romaine
source Central Labrador
52 ° 52 ′ 20 ″  N , 63 ° 36 ′ 55 ″  W.
Source height 685  m
muzzle about 15 km west of Havre-Saint-Pierre in the Saint Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 8 ″  N , 63 ° 48 ′ 12 ″  W 50 ° 18 ′ 8 ″  N , 63 ° 48 ′ 12 ″  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 685 m
Bottom slope 1.4 ‰
length 496 km
Catchment area 14,350 km²
Drain MQ
 340 m³ / s
Left tributaries Rivière Garneau , Rivière de l'Abbé-Huard

The river Rivière Romaine ( English Romaine River ) is a river in the Côte-Nord region in the Canadian province of Québec .

It has a length of 496 km. It is not to be confused with the 220 km long Rivière Olomane , which runs east of the river and which had the same name for a long time.

The Rivière Romaine river has its source on the watershed between the Atlantic Ocean and the St. Lawrence River or the Gulf of St. Lawrence . It first flows through a chain of lakes, including Lakes Long, Marc, Lac Brûlé , Lavoie, Anderson, and Lozeau. This section of the river lies in the disputed area between the two provinces of Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador . Then his path runs south, before making a sharp curve to the west just before the coast and flowing through a swamp area. The river finally flows into Jacques Cartier Street , which belongs to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, opposite the Mingan Archipelago .

The name Romaine , in use since the late 19th century, is a French adaptation of the Native American term Ouraman or Ulaman , as it was recorded by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin in 1685, while Jacques-Nicolas Bellin used the name Ramane used on his 1744 map.

Tributaries

Important tributaries of the Rivière Romaine are (in the upstream direction):

  • Rivière Puyjalon
    • Rivière Allard
  • Rivière Romaine Sud-Est
  • Rivière de l'Abbé-Huard
  • Rivière Garneau
    • Rivière Garneau Ouest
  • Rivière Petite Romaine
  • Rivière Touladis
  • Rivière Sauterelles
  • Rivière aux Pêcheurs

Use of hydropower

The Rivière Romaine is currently being developed by Hydro-Québec for hydropower. Construction of a hydropower plant with four stone embankments and a 150 km long access road began in 2009. It was expected to take 11 years to build and cost 6.5 billion CAD . The project has been named the largest construction project in Canada and is expected to employ around 2,000 people between 2012 and 2016.

The final project includes four new hydropower plants with a total capacity of more than 1550  MW and an annual output of 7.5  TWh :

Surname River km Expansion
flow rate
(m³ / s) 		Capacity (MW) units Hydraulic
Potential
(noun) 		Anticipated completion
position 		Reservoir Reservoir
area
(km²) 		Coord.
Romaine-1 52.5 485 260 2 61 2016 Romaine-1 reservoir 12 ⊙
Romaine-2 90.4 453 610 2 151 2014 Romaine-2 reservoir 83 ⊙
Romaine-3 158.6 372 380 2 116 2017 Romaine-3 reservoir 38 ⊙
Romaine-4 192.0 307 250 2 93 2020 Romaine-4 reservoir 140 ⊙
Rivière Romaine near Havre-St-Pierre

As a result of the construction work - especially by Romaine-1 - waterfalls like the Grande Chute at ( ⊙ ) will disappear in the future due to the damming of the river. The dam measures will also restrict the use of the river for canoe tours in the future.

fauna

The Rivière Romaine is home to the Atlantic salmon , which migrates 52 km upstream to the Grande Chute. Other species of fish are the brook char (found along the entire stretch of the river), the American char (in most of the lakes) and the inland salmon (upstream of the Grande Chute).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  2. ^ Rivière Romaine Commission de toponymie du Québec
  3. ↑ Ground broken for $ 6.5B hydro project on Quebec's Lower North Shore , Canadian Broadcasting Corporation May 13, 2009
  4. ^ The Romaine Hydroelectric Complex - Premier Charest launches largest construction project in Canada, CNW Group, May 13, 2009
  5. ^ Charest launches construction of Romaine River Hydro project . In: The Western Star , May 14, 2009
  6. ↑ a b The Romaine Complex . ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) Hydro-Québec @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hydroquebec.com