Rivière de la Trinité

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Rivière de la Trinité
Rivière de la Trinité.jpg
Data
location Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière de la Trinité
source 10 km west of Lac Pentecôte
49 ° 53 ′ 12 ″  N , 67 ° 29 ′ 48 ″  W
Source height 381  m
muzzle St. Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 49 ° 25 '5 "  N , 67 ° 18' 14"  W 49 ° 25 '5 "  N , 67 ° 18' 14"  W
Mouth height m
Height difference 381 m
Bottom slope 5.1 ‰
length 74 km
Catchment area 562 km²
Drain MQ
14 m³ / s
Flowing lakes Lac Washamahwun, Lac de la Trinité
Communities Baie-Trinité
Barrage de Baie-Trinité

Barrage de Baie-Trinité

The Rivière de la Trinité ( French trinité , Trinity ' ) is a river in the administrative region of Côte-Nord in the Canadian province of Québec .

The Rivière de la Trinité has its source 10 km west of Lac Pentecôte in the hinterland of the north coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at an altitude of 381  m . It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the MRC Manicouagan . The river turns sharply to the east at about river kilometer 15. The Route 138 runs south of the lower reaches and crosses at Baie-Trinite the Rivière de la Trinité. This flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence immediately afterwards. The Rivière de la Trinité has a length of 74 km. Its catchment area covers 562 km². The mean discharge is 14 m³ / s.

In the river are Atlantic salmon , brook trout and anadromous form of brook char before.

The Rivière de la Trinité is a popular destination for anglers. The lower reaches can be traveled by canoe .

Web links

Commons : Rivière de la Trinité  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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