Rivière Watshishou
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| location | Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Rivière Watshishou | |
| source | 90 km from the south coast of the Labrador Peninsula 51 ° 5 ′ 24 ″ N , 62 ° 53 ′ 59 ″ W |
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| Source height | 564 m | |
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St. Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 10 ″ N , 62 ° 41 ′ 28 ″ W 50 ° 16 ′ 10 ″ N , 62 ° 41 ′ 28 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 564 m | |
| Bottom slope | 4.2 ‰ | |
| length | 134 km | |
| Catchment area | 1064 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
30 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Rivière Watshishou Ouest | |
| Flowing lakes | Lac Apvril , Lac Watshishou , Lac Holt | |
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The Rivière Watshishou is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Watshishou rises at an altitude of 564 m in the Canadian Shield , about 90 km from the south coast of the Labrador Peninsula , not far from the source of the Rivière Romaine Sud-Est . It flows through a series of lakes in a predominantly southerly direction - including Lac Apvril , Lac Watshishou and Lac Holt . There are several rapids along the river. Route 138 crosses the river 4.5 km above the estuary . It flows 8 km east of the municipality of Baie-Johan-Beetz between the larger towns of Havre-Saint-Pierre and Natashquan north of the Île d'Anticosti in the Jacques-Cartier-Strasse . The neighboring river Petite rivière Watshishou flows east of the Rivière Watshishou into the Saint Lawrence Gulf. The Rivière Watshishou has a length of 134 km. It drains an area of 1064 km². The mean discharge is 30 m³ / s.
The Rivière Watshishou and the lake area through which it flows is known as a good fishing area. Angel coveted fish are freshwater salmon ( Ouananiche ), lake trout and brook trout ( speckled trout ).
