Rivière Saguenay
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Rivière Saguenay Saguenay River |
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 Pont d'Aluminium over the Rivière Saguenay near Jonquière |
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| location | Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| confluence | from La Grande Décharge and La Petite Décharge east of Alma 48 ° 32 ′ 20 ″ N , 71 ° 36 ′ 50 ″ W |
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| muzzle | at Saint-Fulgence in the Saguenay Fjord Coordinates: 48 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ N , 70 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ W 48 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ N , 70 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Mouth height |
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| length | approx. 60 km (including Fjord du Saguenay 160 km) | |
| Catchment area | 88,000 km² | |
| Discharge at Shipshaw A Eo gauge : 73,800 km² |
MQ 1943/1993 Mq 1943/1993 |
1180 m³ / s 16 l / (s km²) |
| Drain |
MQ |
1760 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Rivière Shipshaw , Rivière Valin | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière aux Sables , Rivière Chicoutimi , Rivière du Moulin | |
| Big cities | Saguenay | |
 Saguenay catchment area |
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The Rivière Saguenay ( English Saguenay River ) is a river in the Canadian province of Québec . The name means “where the water comes out” in the Montagnais language .
River course
The Rivière Saguenay is formed by the confluence of the two outflow arms of Lac Saint-Jean - La Grande Décharge and La Petite Décharge - east of Alma . After about 60 km it flows into the Fjord du Saguenay at Saint-Fulgence . This is usually added to the Rivière Saguenay river, so that the actual confluence with the St. Lawrence River is near Tadoussac .
Its catchment area is 88,000 km². Its mean flow rate is 1300 m³ / s, but it can rise to 3000 m³ / s. The 100 m difference in altitude between Lac Saint-Jean and the fjord are used by several run-of-river power plants. The two right tributaries Rivière aux Sables and Rivière Chicoutimi drain the Lac Kénogami reservoir south of Saguenay .
Fjord du Saguenay
The Fjord du Saguenay (or Saguenay Fjord for short ) is 100 km long, up to 278 m deep and up to 3 km wide. It flows into the St. Lawrence River near Tadoussac. In the western part, a 10 km long arm branches off to the southwest, the “ Baie des Ha! Ha! “ Into which the Rivière Ha! Ha! flows out. The spring tidal range is 5.5 m at the mouth of the fjord at Tadoussac and 6.3 m in the lower part of the Saguenay River at Chicoutimi . The fjord and the river are navigable for ocean-going ships as far as Chicoutimi. The mixing of cold fresh and salt water by the tides makes the fjord mouth an important feeding area for various whale species , especially for white whales .
The Saguenay Fjord is part of the Saguenay – Saint-Laurent Marine Park ( Parc marin du Saguenay – Saint-Laurent ). The banks of the fjord and the surrounding hills form the Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay .
Hydropower plants
There are two dams and associated hydroelectric power stations along the river. They are operated by Rio Tinto Alcan and are on the same level at Jonquière .
- Barrage de Chute-à-Caron ( ⊙ ) with 224 MW, since 1931, 48.8 m head, maximum flow 585 m³ / s
- Barrage Shipshaw ( ⊙ ) with 896 MW, since 1943, 12 turbines, 64 m head, maximum flow 1645 m³ / s
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Saguenay
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 02RH019 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Natural Resources Canada
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Quebec: Fjord du Saguenay
- ↑ www.energie.alcan.com ( Memento of the original dated July 7, 2011 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.
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Barrage de Chute-à-Caron
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Centrale de Chute-à-Caron
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Barrage de Shipshaw
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Centrale de Shipshaw
