The Rivière Saumon Ouest (''English: Salmon River West'') is a tributary of the
Saumon River, flowing only in the territory of the municipality of
Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, in the
Papineau Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Outaouais, in the
province from
Quebec, to Canada.
This small valley is mainly served by the Kenauk road (East–west direction), the Angèle Coast and the Azélie Coast.
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Forestry (especially forestry) is the main economic activity in this valley.][
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Geography
The West Salmon River originates from Sugar Bush Lake (length: ; altitude: ) located in forest area.
The mouth of Sugar Bush Lake is located on the south side, at the bottom of a bay stretching over . From the mouth of Sugar Bush Lake, the West Salmon River descends on , with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* southerly in a straight line crossing a small, very narrow lake and collecting the discharge (coming from the west) from a small lake, to a bend in the river;
* towards the east by collecting by collecting six streams (coming from the north), up to the Red Creek (coming from the north);
* first towards the south to a bend in the river, then towards the east by forming a few serpentines, to its mouth.Ottawa River
The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...
; then on following the course of the Ottawa River, to St. Lawrence River.
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière Saumon Ouest" was formalized on November 3, 1983, 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 - rivière Saumon Ouest
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See also
* Ottawa River
The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...
, a stream
* List of rivers of Quebec
References
External links
Official site of the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours
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Rivers of Outaouais