Rivière-aux-Outardes () is an unorganized territory in the

Côte-Nord Côte-Nord (Region 09) (, ; ) is an List of regions of Quebec, administrative region of Quebec, on the Quebec-Labrador peninsula, Quebec-Labrador Peninsula, Canada. The region runs along the St. Lawrence River and then the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ...

region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up almost 95% of the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality. The eponymous Outardes River is nearly long, and flows through the territory in a north–south direction before draining into Outardes Bay at Ragueneau. The other major river in the territory is the

Manicouagan River The Manicouagan or Manicuagan River, often clipped to Manic, is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates in the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie- ...

that flows parallel and east of the Outardes River. Both these rivers are developed with large-scale

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...

installations, part of the Manic-Outardes Project. The

Manicouagan Reservoir Manicouagan Reservoir (also Lake Manicouagan ; ) is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada, covering an area of . The lake island in its centre is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel. The structure was c ...

, a circular lake that covers the Manicouagan impact structure, is almost entirely located within the territory. Quebec Route 389, running for a large part between the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers, provides access to the territory and the hydroelectric installations along these rivers. It is an isolated highway with few roadside services that are great distances apart.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 56 (total dwellings: 166) Manicouagan

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riviere-aux-Outardes, Quebec Unorganized territories in Côte-Nord

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