| Bouchard River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Côte-Nord |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Manicouagan Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Unorganized territory |
| Subdivision Name5: | Franquelin |
| Length: | 5.3km (03.3miles) |
| Source1: | Little unidentified lake |
| Source1 Location: | Franquelin |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 49.3464°N -67.8864°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 218m (715feet) |
| Mouth: | Franquelin River |
| Mouth Location: | Franquelin |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 49.3186°N -67.8542°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 60m (200feet) |
| River System: | Franquelin River, Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) outlet of Perron, Bourgeois, Cyrille and Gleeson lakes, outlet of Gagnon lake. |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) discharge of Larose Lake. |
The Rivière Bouchard is a tributary of the Franquelin River, flowing in the municipality of Franquelin, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreotourism activities, second.[1]
The surface of the Bouchard River is usually frozen from the beginning of November to the end of April, except the rapids areas; however, traffic on the ice is generally safe from late November to early April.
The Bouchard River draws its source from a small lake (length: one hundred meters; altitude:) located in the municipality of Franquelin. This mouth is located at:
From its source, the Bouchard River flows over with a drop of, especially in forest areas, according to the following segments:
The Bouchard River flows onto the west bank of the Franquelin River. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Bouchard River, the current descends on the course of the Franquelin River to the north shore of the Estuary of Saint Lawrence.[2]
The term "Bouchard" proves to be a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Rivière Bouchard" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]