Rivière Saint-Jean (Gaspé)
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| location | Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Rivière Saint-Jean | |
| source | in the Monts Chic-Chocs 48 ° 54 ′ 26 ″ N , 65 ° 33 ′ 6 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 700 m | |
| muzzle | in the Baie de Gaspé ( Saint Lawrence Gulf ) Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 8 " N , 64 ° 26 ′ 49" W 48 ° 46 ′ 8 " N , 64 ° 26 ′ 49" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 700 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.8 ‰ | |
| length | 121 km | |
| Catchment area | 1134 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
24.3 m³ / s |
The Rivière Saint-Jean is a river in the Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Saint-Jean has its source in the Monts Chic-Chocs in the center of the Gaspésie peninsula. It flows in an easterly direction through the regional county municipality of La Côte-de-Gaspé to the east coast of the Gaspésie peninsula to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence . At its mouth - 7 km south of Gaspé - the river forms an estuary that is separated from the Baie de Gaspé by two elongated headlands .
The Rivière Saint-Jean is known for its salmon . The river is over its entire length with the canoe passable.