Barrière | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Rémigny |
Length: | 1km (01miles)[1] |
Source1: | Rémigny Lake |
Source1 Location: | Rémigny |
Source1 Coordinates: | 47.7639°N -79.2153°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 266m (873feet) |
Mouth: | Des Quinze River |
Mouth Location: | Rémigny |
Mouth Coordinates: | 47.7556°N -79.2067°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 258m (846feet) |
Progression: | Des Quinze Lake→ |
The Barrière River (French: Rivière Barrière) is a tributary of the Des Quinze Lake, flowing in the municipality of Rémigny, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue administrative region, Quebec, Canada.
Recreational tourism activities are the main economic activity of the sector; agriculture, second.
Annually, the surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to late April, however, the period of safe ice circulation is usually from mid-December to early April.
The hydrographic slopes near the Barrière River are:
The Barriere River has its source on the south shore of Rémigny Lake (length: ; altitude:) in the southern part of the town of Rémigny.
From its source, the Barrière River flows over according to the following segments:
The Barrière River flows on the North shore of the Des Quinze Lake. This mouth is located at:
North of the mouth of the Quinze Lake;
The term "Barrière" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Barrière River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of the Commission.[3]