| Boucanée River Rivière Boucanée | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| Source1 Location: | Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata, Quebec |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.4558°N -69.4489°W |
| Mouth Location: | Lake Pohenegamook (Quebec) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.5036°N -69.2853°W |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Discharge of « Lac au Foin » and « Lac Alphonse ». |
The Boucanée River (French: Rivière Boucanée, translation to English: Smoked River) is a tributary of the lake Pohenegamook, flowing in the southern part of the Gaspé Peninsula, in the municipalities of Saint-Athanase, Quebec and Pohénégamook, Quebec, in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, in Canada.
The "Boucanée River" flows on the western bank of Lake Pohenegamook, which is the largest lake on the course of the Saint Francis River (Canada-United States). It spills on the north bank of the Saint Francis River (Canada-United States). The latter in turn flows to the south, crossing the Beau Lake (Maine-Quebec), then towards the southeast across Lake Glacier to the north shore of St. John River to New Brunswick. It flows first to the east, then south-east through all the New Brunswick and pours on the north bank of the Bay of Fundy which is open to the southwest on the Atlantic Ocean.
The course of the Boucanée River is accessible by "chemin de la Rivière-Noire" (English: road of the Black River) and the route 289.
The Boucanée River rises at the mouth of Lake Boucané (length: ; height:) in the municipality of Saint-Athanase, Quebec in Notre Dame Mountains.
This source is located at:
From its source, the "Boucanée River" flows over according to the following segments:
The "Boucanée river" flows on the western shore of Lake Pohenegamook to Pohenegamook, Quebec. The confluence of the "Boucanée River" is in the western part of the Saint-Elzéar-de-Témiscouata, Quebec. This confluence is located:
The French term "Boucanée" (English: smoked) is linked to the lake and the river. This term refers to the preservation of meat by smoking over the fire, normally under a shelter, giving flavor to the meat.
The place name "Boucanée River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board).[2]
In 1913 Boucanée River Viaduct was built for the National Transcontinental Railway near Rivieres du Loup, Quebec by designer Philip Louis Pratley.[3]