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
Papineau () is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Papineauville.
Subdivisions
There are 25 subdivisions within the RCM:
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics ...
, in the administrative region of
Outaouais
Outaouais (, ; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Val-des-Monts, the municipality of Cantley, Quebec, Cantley and the Papineau Regional County Municipal ...
, in the
province
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from
Quebec
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, 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 (, ) 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 Canada at the time. For most of its length, it defines the border betw ...
; then on following the course of the Ottawa River, to St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...
.
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 (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...
.Commission de toponymie du Québec - rivière Saumon Ouest
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See also
* Ottawa River
The Ottawa River (, ) 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 Canada at the time. For most of its length, it defines the border betw ...
, a stream
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*One million lakes, of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 313 ...
References
External links
Official site of the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours
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Rivers of Outaouais