Rivière au Bouleau

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Rivière au Bouleau
Data
location Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière au Bouleau
origin Lac Bigot
50 ° 48 ′ 23 "  N , 65 ° 39 ′ 38"  W.
Source height approx.  650  m
muzzle St. Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 55 "  N , 65 ° 30 ′ 53"  W 50 ° 16 ′ 55 "  N , 65 ° 30 ′ 53"  W
Mouth height m
Height difference approx. 650 m
Bottom slope approx. 7.5 ‰
length 87 km
Catchment area 684 km²
Drain MQ
19 m³ / s

The Rivière au Bouleau ( bouleau French for birch ) is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the administrative region of Côte-Nord in the Canadian province of Québec .

The Rivière au Bouleau forms the outflow of Lac Bigot - about 60 km north of the south coast of the Labrador Peninsula . It flows in the far west of the MRC Minganie in a predominantly southern direction. In doing so, he cuts through the Canadian shield . About 65 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 au Bouleau has a length of 87 km. Its catchment area covers 684 km². The mean discharge is 19 m³ / s. In the east the catchment area of ​​the Rivière au Bouleau borders on that of the Rivière Tortue , and in the west on that of the Rivière Pigou .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Bureau Audiences publiques sur l'environnement. (PDF; 103 kB)