Zec de la Rivière-Mitis is a "

zone d'exploitation contrôlée A ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' (in French; acronym ZEC) is a "Controlled harvesting zone" located in public lands areas of Quebec, in Canada. ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take ...

" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec) located in the municipality of parish of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (La Mitis), in

La Mitis Regional County Municipality La Mitis is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence), is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river wide ...

, in administrative region of

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, in

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, in

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. The course of

Mitis River The Mitis River (french: Rivière Mitis) is a salmon river in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It flows to the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. There are two hydroelectric dams on the river at a point where a waterfall used t ...

and Mistigougèche River have the status de zec de la Rivière-Mitis. This salmon river is administered by "La corporation de gestion de la pêche sportive de la rivière Mitis (CGPSRM)", which was established in 1993. The mandate was assigned to this Association by the

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. The mission of the zec is oriented to exploitation and conservation of

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of Atlantique.

Geography

Mitis rivers takes it source from a large body of water consisting of a series of four lakes continues in form of a crescent turned to the southwest: "lac Inférieur" (Lower Lake), "lac à la Croix" (Lake of the Cross),

Mitis Lake Mitis may refer to: * La Mitis, a Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada * Mitis River, a river in Matapedia Valley, Quebec, Canada * Mitis Lake, a lake of the Zec de la Rivière-Mitis Zec de la Rivière-Mitis is a " zone d'exploitation c ...

and "lac Supérieur" (Superior Lake). The latter being the southernmost receives water from the Patapédia East River which defines a segment of boundary between the

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and

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. This series of lakes is located in the administrative region of Gaspésie, on the border of the region of

. The Mitis dam is built at the mouth of "lac inférieur" (Lower Lake), located at the west end, near the hamlet of Lac-Mitis. Mitis River begins at the mouth of "lac Inférieur". Going down the river gets water from several tributaries, increasing its flow. Those tributaries are: * East side: Saint-Pierre River, Rouge River, Thibeault Creek; * West side: Grassy Creek, Mistigougèche River, Rouge River, "Seven Lakes Creek" and "Jaune" (Yellow). Mitis River flows from south to north in a narrow valley surrounded by mountains, up to Sainte-Angèle-de-Merici. Then the river flows through agricultural and forest environments. Mitis River continues its course winding through the municipality of

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. Dams of "Mitis-One" and "Mitis-Deux", located on the border of the municipalities of Sainte-Flavie and

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near

Mont-Joli Mont-Joli () is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is the county seat. The city is located east of Rimouski near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. History In ...

harness the river near its mouth. After a descent of , the river flows into the

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in the Mitis Bay, protected by a headland, named the "Pointe aux Cennelles" in Sainte-Flavie . La Mitis River and upper lakes pass through the territories of municipalities of (from the mouth): Sainte-Flavie, Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage, Sainte-Angele-de-Mérici, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (La Mitis),

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, Saint-Charles-Garnier, Lac-Alfred, Lac-à-la-Croix (La Mitis), unorganized territoryof Rivière-Vaseuse, unorganized territory of Lac-des-Eaux-Mortes, Ruisseau-Ferguson and northeast of the

. The entrance station of Zec de la Rivière-Mitis is located in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici near the route 132.

Salmon fishing

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/ref> Since July 23, 2014 data, the law requires fishermen to apply the thought to water all large salmon caught. This policy aims to preserve the great sires for sustainable development. Mitis River has 33 salmon pools, between the mouth of the Rouge River and the "lac inférieur" (Lac Mitis). The river has a stony bed, made of stone and rock; what constitutes ideal conditions for the salmon run. In the area of the ZEC, salmon fishing is done by wading.

Notes and references

External links

* of the "zec de la Rivière-Mitis". * of "Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune", retrieved on August 14, 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:Riviere-Mitis, zec de la Protected areas of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Gaspé Peninsula Protected areas established in 1992

Geography

Salmon fishing

See also

Notes and references

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