Rivière Saint-Augustin

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Rivière Saint-Augustin
Pakut-shipu
Data
location Newfoundland and Labrador , Québec ( Canada )
River system Rivière Saint-Augustin
source in the sub-province of Labrador
52 ° 31 ′ 27 ″  N , 59 ° 31 ′ 26 ″  W
muzzle near Saint-Augustin in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 4 "  N , 58 ° 38 ′ 5"  W 51 ° 13 ′ 4 "  N , 58 ° 38 ′ 5"  W
Mouth height m

length 193 km
Catchment area 9510 km² (according to other information 9894 km²)
Drain MQ
292 m³ / s
Right tributaries Michaels River , Matse River , Rivière Saint-Augustin Nord-Ouest
Communities Saint-Augustin , Pakuashipi

The Rivière Saint-Augustin River (in Newfoundland and Labrador : Pakut-shipu , formerly the Saint Augustin River ) is a river in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Québec .

The river length is 193 km. The catchment area covers 9510 km². The mean discharge is 292 m³ / s.

The Rivière Saint-Augustin river has its origin in the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador south of Lake Melville . It flows in a south-southeast direction over the provincial border to Québec and flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the two places Saint-Augustin (on the east bank) and Pakuashipi (on the west bank) . Shortly before its mouth, the tributary Rivière Saint-Augustin Nord-Ouest meets the river coming from the west.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Bureau Audiences publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Saint-Augustin