Rivière des Escoumins
Rivière des Escoumins | ||
Rivière des Escoumins |
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location | Côte-Nord in Québec ( Canada ) | |
River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
Drain over | Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
origin | Lac à l'Orignal 48 ° 45 ′ 16 ″ N , 69 ° 58 ′ 23 ″ W. |
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Source height | 594 m | |
muzzle | Baie des Escoumins, Estuary of the Saint Lawrence River Coordinates: 48 ° 20 ′ 52 " N , 69 ° 24 ′ 17" W 48 ° 20 ′ 52 " N , 69 ° 24 ′ 17" W |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | 594 m | |
Bottom slope | 7.1 ‰ | |
length | 84 km | |
Catchment area | 800 km² | |
Discharge A Eo : 767 km² Location: 9 km above the mouth |
MQ 1993/2011 Mq 1993/2011 |
15.6 m³ / s 20.3 l / (s km²) |
Left tributaries | Rivière des Petits Escoumins | |
Right tributaries | Rivière des Savanes, Rivière Chatignies, Rivière Maclure, Rivière à Polette | |
Flowing lakes | Lac des Cœurs | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Lac Gorgotton | |
Communities | Les Escoumins | |
Rivière des Escoumins just before the mouth |
The Rivière des Escoumins is a 84 km long river in the administrative region of Côte-Nord in the eastern part of the Canadian province of Québec .
River course
The Rivière des Escoumins flows through the south of the MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord . It has its origin in the 594 m high lake Lac à l'Orignal . The lake Lac des Cœurs lies on the upper reaches . At river kilometer 67, the Rivière des Escoumins is dammed from the Barrage Gorgotton to Lac Gorgotton . The river initially flows south, later south-south-east and finally in south-east. The Rivière des Escoumins finally flows into the Baie des Escoumins , a small bay on the northern edge of the estuary of the Saint Lawrence River, at Les Escoumins , 38 km northeast of Tadoussac . The Route 138 crosses the flow immediately above the mouth thereof.
Hydrology
The Rivière des Escoumins drains an area of 800 km². The mean discharge at the gauge 9 km above the mouth is 15.6 m³ / s. The river usually carries the largest amount of water in May with an average of 62.2 m³ / s.
Fish fauna
The salmon population in the river system is considered safe.
Web links
- Rivière des Escoumins at Natural Resources Canada
- Rivière des Escoumins at Commission de toponymie, Gouvernement du Québec
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bassin versant de la rivière des Escoumins . Environnement et Lutte contre les changements climatiques, Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ A b c Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 02SC005
- ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.