Rivière Sainte-Marguerite (Saguenay)

Rivière Sainte-Marguerite
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location	Côte-Nord , Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean in Québec (Canada)
River system	Saint Lawrence River
Drain over	Saguenay Fjord  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin	Lac Sainte-Marguerite in the Canton de Silvy 48 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  N , 70 ° 33 ′ 58 ″  W
Source height	671  m
muzzle	Fjord du Saguenay Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′ 47 "  N , 69 ° 56 ′ 44"  W 48 ° 15 ′ 47 "  N , 69 ° 56 ′ 44"  W.
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	671 m
Bottom slope	approx. 6.7 ‰
length	approx. 100 km
Catchment area	2132 km²
Drain	MQ	42 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Rivière Sainte-Marguerite Nord-Est
Vallée de la Sainte-Marguerite

The Rivière Sainte-Marguerite is a tributary of the Fjord du Saguenay in the administrative regions Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord of the Canadian province of Québec .

The Rivière Sainte-Marguerite has its origin in the lake Lac Sainte-Marguerite in the Canton de Silvy. The upper reaches of the Rivière Sainte-Marguerite, where it flows to the southwest, is in the Parc national des Monts-Valin . About 15 km northeast of Saint-Fulgence , however, it then turns sharply to the east and then runs over a distance of 60 km in a glacier-shaped river valley just under 10 km north of the Saguenay Fjord parallel to it. At the confluence with the Rivière Sainte-Marguerite Nord-Est near Sacré-Cœur coming from the east , the river changes its direction to the south and shortly afterwards flows into the fjord, about 25 km before it joins the Saint Lawrence River .

The Rivière Sainte-Marguerite has a length of about 100 km. It drains an area of ​​2132 km², more than half of which is accounted for by the tributary Rivière Sainte-Marguerite Nord-Est. The mean discharge is given as 42 m³ / s.

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Bureauaudiences publiques sur l'environnement du Québec (PDF; 100 kB)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Commission de toponymie du Québec