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Véco River
The Véco River (french: Rivière Véco) is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, that empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It has been dammed to supply a hydroelectric power plant. The shoreline around the mouth of the river is protected as part of a federal bird sanctuary. Location The Véco River is long and its watershed covers . The river drains Lake Robertson Lake, Lake Charles and Lake Blais. It empties into Ha! Ha! Bay. The river flows through the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Gros-Mécatina in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. Name The river is named after Jean-Baptiste Véco, a notary-royal, who exercised his profession in Acadia in the 17th century. Dam A Hydro-Québec dam on the river created the Robertson Reservoir for the Lac-Robertson Generating Station, which includes the former Lake Robertson and Lake Plamondon. It contains rainbow smelt, arctic cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of far-eastern Quebec, Canada. It includes all communities along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence between the Natashquan River and the Newfoundland and Labrador border. It has an area of according to Quebec's ''Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire'' (which includes coastal, lake, and river water territory and also disputed land within Labrador), or a land area of according to Statistics Canada. The population from the Canada 2011 Census was 5126. Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and the neighbouring Minganie Regional County Municipality are grouped into the single census division of Minganie–Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent (known as Minganie–Basse-Côte-Nord before 2010). The combined population at the Canada 2011 Census was 11,708. Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality was created in July 2010, replacing Basse-Côte-Nord, which was a territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kécarpoui River
The Kécarpoui River (french: Rivière Kécarpoui) is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It flows south and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Location The Kécarpoui River is a narrow river, long. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Gros-Mécatina in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The Kécarpoui Archipelago is a group of islands in the Gulf opposite the river mouth. ''Kécarpoui'' is an Innu language word meaning "porcupine river". Description The ''Dictionnaire des rivières et lacs de la province de Québec'' (1914) says of the river, Basin The Kécarpoui River basin covers . It lies between the basins of the Véco River to the west and the Saint-Augustin River to the east. It is partly in the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina and partly in the municipalities of Gros-Mécatina and Saint-Augustin. The Lac-Robertson Generating Station, which is powered by a dam on the Véco River, is in the Kéca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monger Lake
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Monger may refer to: Traders * Peddler, a travelling vendor of goods * a merchant dealer, such as: ** Costermonger, a street seller of fruit and vegetables; in Britain also general (synonym) peddler ** Cheesemonger, a specialist seller of cheeses ** Fishmonger, a wholesaler or retailer of raw fish and seafood ** Ironmonger, a supplier of iron goods, or in the modern sense a hardware store Other uses * Monger (surname) * Lake Monger, a large urban wetland in Perth, Western Australia * Monger Lake, a watershed of the Ha! Ha! River in Quebec * Mongers Lake, a lakes in Western Australia See also * Fearmongering, spreading of frightening rumours to purposely arouse fear * Warmonger (other) A warmonger is someone who instigates war, or advocates war over peaceful solutions. Warmonger may also refer to: * ''Warmonger'' (novel), a 2002 novel based on the ''Doctor Who'' television series * '' Warmonger: Operation Downtown Destruction' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Office québécois de la lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Mecatina River
The Little Mécatina River (french: Rivière du Petit Mécatina) is a major river in the Côte-Nord region of the provinces of Labrador and Quebec, Canada. Studies have been made to exploit the hydroelectric potential of the river, which could be around 1,200 MW from three dams. The Little Mécatina River was driven first with kayaks by Rolf Theiß and Fritz Gottensrtöter from Guetersloh, Germany ( 13.8.- 6.9.1973 ). Location The Little Mécatina River is about long, of which about is in Labrador. The river has a Strahler number of 7. It originates to the east of Lake Aticonac near the border between the Atlantic and Saint Lawrence Basins. This is along the border between Quebec and Newfoundland claimed by Quebec, well north of the border defined in 1927 by the Privy Council. It flows through the unorganized territories of Lac-Jérôme and Petit-Mécatina. It winds in a generally south-east direction, then turns south and empties into the Gulf of St. Lawrence a short dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nétagamiou River
The Nétagamiou River (french: Rivière Nétagamiou) is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Location The Nétagamiou River flows through the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina, Quebec, Petit-Mécatina. It flows south to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence along the line that separates the cantons of Bellecourt and Saint-Vincent. The mouth is in the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The mouth is about east of the Innu reserve of La Romaine, Quebec, La Romaine. It is east of the village of Chevery, which is built on a point of sand and is accessible by boat from Harrington Harbour, Quebec, Harrington Harbour. The watershed covers . The river forms north, where it branches out from the Petit Mécatina River. The mouth is blocked by a sandbar, through which it cuts a narrow channel deep. Within the sandbar there is a natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coacoachou River
The Coacoachou River (french: Rivière Coacoachou) is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Location The river basin covers . It includes parts of the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina and the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The river flows from the long Lake Coacoachou via Lake Tshipitnauman into Salé Lake. Salé Lake is a widening of the Coacoachou River, which flows from north to south for about and empties into Coacoachou bay, an indentation in the Saint Lawrence coast about east of Natashquan The bay is the only harbor on this part of the coast for mid-sized ships, but the many shoals and rocks make the entrance difficult. However, according to the ''Dictionnaire des rivières et lacs de la province de Québec'' (1914), Name The Innu of the region used the river to access their hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magpie River (Quebec)
The Magpie River (french: Rivière Magpie, cr, Moteskikan Hipu, Mutehekau Hipu, Pmotewsekaw Sipo) is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec which flows from the Labrador Plateau to empty into the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Sept-Îles, Quebec. Location The Magpie River is long. It rises near the border between Quebec and Labrador, flows south, and enters Magpie Bay on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence west of Havre-Saint-Pierre. Two of its tributaries are named Magpie West and Magpie East. The central section contains the long Lake Magpie The river is not wide, but fast and turbulent. Its estuary is wide and forms a harbour for fishing boats. The village of Magpie is on the hillside around another small harbor on Magpie Bay west of the river mouth, and is one of the oldest towns on the Côte-Nord. The site was visited from 1849 by Gaspesians from Chaleur Bay who came to fish for cod and Atlantic salmon. The village boomed after the fishing companies Robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouleau River
The Bouleau River (french: Rivière au Bouleau: Birch River) is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It drains an area of the Canadian Shield plateau into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The terrain includes large areas of bare rocks, as well as forests dominated by black spruce and balsam fir. Location The Bouleau River rises on the Laurentian Plateau and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence about east of Sept-Îles. Its source is to the north of Lake Bigot, west of Lake Nipisso. It rises at an elevation of , flows south for about , and has two major tributaries. The watershed covers . The bedrock is Precambrian, covered in typical boreal vegetation. The mouth of the Bouleau River is in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre in the Minganie Regional County Municipality. The drainage basin covers parts of two regional county municipalities, within which it covers parts of four smaller administrative units: *Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality (9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigou River
The Pigou River (french: Rivière Pigou) is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Location The Pigou rises on the Laurentian Plateau and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence about east of Sept-Îles. The river rises in Petit lac Travers at an elevation of . It is about long. The river flows south through the unorganized territory of Rivière-Nipissis. The East Pigou River, a small tributary, enters about from its mouth. The mouth of the Pigou River is in the municipality of Sept-Îles, Sept-Rivières. Name The name "Pigou" may come from the Algonquin language ''pikiou'' meaning "gum", referring to a place where resin is extracted from fir or pine, or from the Innu language ''pikiou'' meaning "fish". The name is also used for nearby islands and a fishing bank. Another theory, less likely, is that "pigou" is an old navy term for a hanging candle holder. The Pigou River is first mentioned by name in 1892 by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American elm forest grows in the gorge and has remained largely undisturbed for hundreds of years. Its course successively crosses Grands-Jardins National Park, Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, Zec des Martres, Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park and Zec du Lac-au-Sable. It winds first towards the north-east, towards the east, then towards the south-east, in a narrow and deep glacial valley, for 161 kilometers and a drop of 820 meters. Its course forms a semicircle stretching towards the north and completely encircling in its center the hydrographic slope of the Rivière du Gouffre. For example, there is a distance of between the mouth of the rivières des Martres and the mouth of a stream flowing on the east bank of the upper part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napetipi River
The Napetipi River (french: Rivière Napetipi) is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Location The Napetipi River is long, of which about or 10.7% is in Labrador. The river's Strahler number is 5. The main channel's headwaters are at an elevation of about . It falls steeply in the upper sections, by nearly in the first , then becomes flatter and in the last drops by only or so. Along most of its length it flows between high rocky shores. It widens along its length to form Lake Jamyn (or Napetipiu Nipi) and Lake Napetipi about from its mouth. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Saint-Augustin in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The mouth is about from the village of Saint-Augustin. The river empties into the narrow Napetipi Bay which reaches inland for about between high rocky shores. It provides little shelter from southerly winds. Name The name Napetipi is Innu in o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |