Rivière Tortue
| Rivière Tortue | ||
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| Data | ||
| location | Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Rivière Tortue | |
| origin |
Lac Tortue 50 ° 53 ′ 48 ″ N , 65 ° 31 ′ 4 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 640 m | |
| muzzle |
St. Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 3 ″ N , 65 ° 22 ′ 27 ″ W 50 ° 18 ′ 3 ″ N , 65 ° 22 ′ 27 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 640 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 6.6 ‰ | |
| length | 97 km | |
| Catchment area | 793 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
23 m³ / s |
The Rivière Tortue is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the administrative region of Côte-Nord in the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Tortue forms the outflow of Lac Tortue - about 65 km north of the south coast of the Labrador Peninsula . It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the MRC Minganie . In doing so, he cuts through the Canadian shield . About 70 km east of Sept-Îles , it finally flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre . The Route 138 crosses the flow immediately before its mouth. The Rivière Tortue has a length of 97 km. Its catchment area covers 793 km². The mean discharge is 23 m³ / s. In the east the catchment area of the Rivière Tortue borders on that of the Rivière Manitou , in the west on that of the Rivière au Bouleau .
