Rivière Rouge (Ottawa River)
| Rivière Rouge | ||
 Rivière Rouge at Rivière-Rouge |
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| Data | ||
| location | Laurentides in Quebec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Ottawa River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin | Lac de la Fougère at Lac-Matawin 47 ° 4 ′ 41 ″ N , 74 ° 25 ′ 41 ″ W |
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| Source height | 549 m | |
| muzzle | Ottawa River near Grenville-sur-la-Rouge Coordinates: 45 ° 38 ′ 34 " N , 74 ° 41 ′ 30" W 45 ° 38 ′ 34 " N , 74 ° 41 ′ 30" W |
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| Mouth height | 41 m | |
| Height difference | 508 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.2 ‰ | |
| length | 161 km | |
| Catchment area | 5543 km² | |
| Discharge at the level above the Chute McNeil A Eo : 5460 km² |
MQ 1964/2007 Mq 1964/2007 |
105 m³ / s 19.2 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Rivière du Diable , Rivière Macaza | |
| Right tributaries |
Rivière Maskinongé , Rivière Nominingue |
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| Small towns | Rivière Rouge | |
The Rivière Rouge is a left tributary of the Ottawa River in the Laurentine Mountains in the Canadian province of Québec .
The river covers a distance of 161 km between its origin in Lac de la Fougère and its confluence with the Ottawa River 90 km east of Ottawa . The last 10 km in particular are known as the rafting route.
Chute-Bell hydroelectric power station
The Chute-Bell hydroelectric power station, built in 1915 on the lower reaches of the Rivière Rouge, about 15 km from its mouth, is operated by Hydro-Québec . It has 2 turbines with a total output of 10 MW . The hydraulic potential is 17.8 m. The barrier structure has a height of 16 m and a length of 59 m. The storage volume is 1 million m³.
Web links
Commons : Rivière Rouge - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 02LC029 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Qualité des eaux de la rivière des Outaouais - 1979-1994: Rivière des Outaouais, secteur de la Rivière Rouge (secteur E) , accessed on October 12, 2008
- ^ Hydro-Québec - Hydroelectric Generating Stations
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Barrage de la Chute-Bell
