Rivière Washicoutai
Rivière Washicoutai | ||
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location | Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada) | |
River system | Rivière Washicoutai | |
source | north of Lac Goyelle 50 ° 56 ′ 51 ″ N , 60 ° 47 ′ 56 ″ W |
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Source height | 165 m | |
muzzle |
St. Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 50 ° 15 ′ 2 ″ N , 60 ° 48 ′ 49 ″ W 50 ° 15 ′ 2 ″ N , 60 ° 48 ′ 49 ″ W |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | 165 m | |
Bottom slope | 1.6 ‰ | |
length | 103 km | |
Catchment area | 1536 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
49.8 m³ / s |
Flowing lakes | Lac Goyelle , Lac Cauchy , Lac Caumont , Lac Washicoutai |
The Rivière Washicoutai is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Washicoutai rises north of Lac Goyelle in the MRC Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent in the east of the administrative region of Côte-Nord . The river drains an area rich in lakes in the hinterland of the south coast of the Labrador Peninsula . It flows through the lakes Lac Goyelle, Lac Cauchy , Lac Caumont and Lac Washicoutai . Finally he reaches the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Rivière Olomane flows into the sea 15 km to the east .
The Rivière Washicoutai has a length of 103 km. Its catchment area covers 1536 km². The mean discharge is given as just under 50 m³ / s.
The Rivière Washicoutai is developed for tourism through a Pourvoirie ( Lodge ). Canoeing and fishing activities are offered between mid-June and late August . The following types of fish can be fished in the river system of the Rivière Washicoutai: Arctic char , Atlantic salmon , fish from a land-based population of Atlantic salmon and brook char .