Rivière Thémines

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Rivière Thémines
Data
location Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière Manicouagan
Drain over Rivière Manicouagan  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Lac du Nord
52 ° 28 ′ 29 ″  N , 68 ° 7 ′ 48 ″  W.
Source height 687  m
muzzle Manicouagan Reservoir Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′ 14 "  N , 68 ° 27 ′ 4"  W 51 ° 49 ′ 14 "  N , 68 ° 27 ′ 4"  W
Mouth height 302  m
Height difference 385 m
Bottom slope 5 ‰
length 77 km
Catchment area 1533 km²
Drain MQ
 34 m³ / s
Flowing lakes Lac Le Cocq

The Rivière Thémines is a tributary of the Manicouagan Reservoir in the administrative region of Côte-Nord in the Canadian province of Québec .

The Rivière Thémines forms the outflow of the Lac du Nord in the area of ​​the Canadian Shield in the south of the Labrador Peninsula . It flows south. It flows through the Lac Le Cocq . Finally, it flows into the north bank of the Manicouagan reservoir. The Rivière Thémines has a length of 77 km. The catchment area covers 1533 km². The mean discharge is 34 m³ / s.

The name of the river is derived from Pons de Lauzières , Marquis de Thémines.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bureau Brille publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
  2. ↑ a b c Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Thémines