| Port-Daniel River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality |
| Length: | 30.7km (19.1miles) |
| Source1: | Mountain streams |
| Source1 Location: | Rivière-Bonaventure (Weir township) |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.3897°N -65.2106°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 428m (1,404feet) |
| Mouth: | Chaleur Bay (via Barachois de Port-Daniel) |
| Mouth Location: | Port-Daniel–Gascons |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.1825°N -64.9636°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| Progression: | Port-Daniel Bay, Chaleur Bay |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) Stream of Lac à la Pelle, discharge of lac Gillis, discharge of lac Marguerite. |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) Discharge of Lac du Pain de Sucre, Grande Fourche stream, Nadeau stream, Grand Ravin stream, Ravin Vert stream. |
The Rivière Port-Daniel flows in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada. More specifically, this river crosses successively:
The "Rivière Port-Daniel" is a tributary of the north shore of the barachois of the hamlet of "Rivière-Port-Daniel" which opens to the south in the bay of Port-Daniel, located on the north shore of the Chaleur Bay; the latter in turn opens eastward onto the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The "Port-Daniel river" takes its source from mountain streams in the northwestern part of the township of Weir which is part of the unorganized territory of Rivière-Bonaventure. Its source is located on the eastern slope of the dividing line; McCrea Creek drains the North Slope and the Grand Pabos West River the Northeast Slope. The upper part of the “Port-Daniel River” flows more or less parallel to the south side of McCallum Creek and the Grand Pabos River.
This source of the river is located at:
From its source, the "Rivière Port-Daniel" flows on towards the East, then the South-East, especially in forest and mountainous areas, divided into the following segments:
Upper course of the river (segment of)
Intermediate course of the river (forming the western limit of the Réserve faunique de Port-Daniel)
Lower course of the river (segment of)
The Rivière Port-Daniel flows onto the north shore of the barachois in the hamlet of Rivière-Port-Daniel, crossing the sandstone at low tide. This barachois is bounded on the east side by the Pointe à la Croix and on the south side by a jetty which juts out towards the northeast. These two strips of land are linked by the Canadian National railway bridge and by route 132.
This barachois empties on the south-east side into the “Baie de Port-Daniel”, which opens towards the south-east into Chaleur Bay. This bay, the width of which at the opening is, is delimited by the "Cap de la Vieille" (on the east side) and by the Pointe du Sud-Ouest.
The confluence of the Port-Daniel river is located:
The toponym “Rivière Port-Daniel” was made official on January 21, 1975, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]