The Gosselin River is a tributary of the North Shore of the
Fortier River (Panache River tributary) which flows successively into the
Gatineau River
The Gatineau River (french: Rivière Gatineau, ) is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec. The river is long and drain ...
, then into the
Ottawa River
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. The Gosselin River flows in the western part of the city of
La Tuque
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, in the administrative region of
Mauricie
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, in
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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.
The course of the river flows entirely in Gosselin Township.
Forestry has always been the dominant economic activity of this hydrographic sub-catchment. The surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
Toponymy
The term "Gosselin" is a surname of French origin.
The toponym "Gosselin River" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the
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 ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Gosselin River".
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See also
Notes and references
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La Tuque, Quebec
Rivers of Mauricie
Landforms of Gatineau