Rivière Vachon

Rivière Vachon
Data
location	Québec (Canada)
River system	Rivière Arnaud
Drain over	Rivière Arnaud  → Ungava Bay
origin	Lac Manarsulik 61 ° 19 ′ 17 ″  N , 73 ° 39 ′ 46 ″  W.
Source height	549  m
muzzle	Rivière Arnaud coordinates: 60 ° 4 ′ 45 "  N , 71 ° 8 ′ 59"  W 60 ° 4 ′ 45 "  N , 71 ° 8 ′ 59"  W
Mouth height	84  m
Height difference	465 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.9 ‰
length	approx. 250 km
Catchment area	10,400 km²
Left tributaries	Rivière Kimber , Rivière Trant
Right tributaries	Rivière Leridon , Rivière Lestage

The Rivière Vachon is a left tributary of the Rivière Arnaud in the north of the Ungava Peninsula in the Canadian province of Québec .

The Rivière Vachon rises from the Lac Manarsulik lake in the Parc national des Pingualuit . The river flows mainly in a south-easterly direction through the northeast part of the Ungava peninsula and finally flows into the lower reaches of the Rivière Arnaud. The river has a length of about 250 km. The catchment area of the Rivière Vachon covers 10,400 km². Important tributaries are Rivière Kimber and Rivière Trant from the left and Rivière Leridon and Rivière Lestage from the right.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 03HA015 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.