| Rivière aux Anglais | |
| 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: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Baie-Comeau |
| Length: | 64.9km (40.3miles) |
| Source1: | Lac à la Loutre |
| Source1 Location: | Rivière-aux-Outardes |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 49.5231°N -68.2839°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 304m (997feet) |
| Mouth: | Baie des Anglais, Estuary of Saint Lawrence |
| Mouth Location: | Baie-Comeau |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 49.2567°N -68.1336°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 2m (07feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) outlet of two lakes (via the Lac de la Rivière aux Anglais), outlet of Lake Éthier, outlet of Borne Lake (via the Unknown Lake), Larouche stream, rivière des Trois Pointes (via the Lac des Trois Pointes and the Lac La Chesnaye)), discharge from lakes Thomas and Gabriel, four discharges from unidentified lakes, Tremblay River, discharge from two lakes, Françoise River, discharge from two lakes, discharge from a lake (via lac Pascal), discharge from a lake, discharge from two lakes (via Lac à la Loutre), discharge from a lake (via Lac à la Loutre), three discharges from lakes (via Lac à la Loutre), outlet of Lac Paul (via Lac Savard). |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) outlet of Lake Léon, outlet of a lake (via Lac La Chesnaye), outlet of Lac Sans Baie (via Lac La Chesnaye), outlet of Lac Croche (via Le Lac La Chesnaye), outlet of two small lakes (via an unidentified lake), Épinette River (via Lac Fer à Cheval), discharge from two small lakes (via Lac Fer à Cheval), Bacon stream, discharge from Lake Toboggan, discharge from an unidentified lake, Brisson River, discharge from an unidentified lake, discharge from four lakes, discharge from a set of lakes (via Lake Pascal), discharge from a set of lakes (via Lac à la Loutre), discharge of a set of lakes (via Lac à la Loutre), release of two small lakes (via Lac à la Loutre), discharge of a set of lakes (via Baie de la Passe and Baie Le Pouce), discharge from two small lakes (via Savard Lake). |
The rivière aux Anglais (English: River of the Englishmen) is a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in the unorganized territory Rivière-aux-Outardes and in the territory of the town Baie-Comeau, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, on the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The rivière aux Anglais is a watercourse with salmons. At the beginning of 20th century, it had many lakes on its route.[1]
The rivière aux Anglais valley is served mainly by "chemin de la rivière aux Anglais" and the lower part, by the route 138.[2]
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley.
The surface of the rivière aux Anglais is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
This river rises on the Canadian Shield, from an unidentified lake (length: ;). This lake is located on the south side of Lac Blanc.
The watershed of this river is and its length is at its mouth east of the town of Baie-Comeau. It flows in an almost entirely forest environment and its flow is regulated by three hydraulic works belonging to the company Resolute Forest Products.[3]
From the head lake, the course of the English river descends on, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the English river (segment of)
Intermediate course of the English river (segment of)
Lower course of the English river (segment of)
Its mouth spills out onto the west shore of the Baie des Anglais, on the north shore of the Estuary of Saint Lawrence, in the eastern part of the town of Baie-Comeau. This confluence is located on the north side of the facilities of the company Resolute Forest Products.[4]
The English river was used for sport fishing until 1983.[3] From that date, fishing was prohibited in order to protect the habitat of Atlantic salmon.[5] Part of it is declared a salmon sanctuary.
Part of the river is diverted to Lac à la Chasse thanks to the facilities of the Resolute Forest Products paper mill. This lake is used to supply process and domestic water to the paper mill and the aluminum smelter Alcoa. The aluminum smelter then supplies the cereal Cargill and until August 2018 the Saint-George district.[3] [6] The Lac à La Chasse feeds until July 2018 the eastern sector of the town of Baie-Comeau, namely the Sainte-Amélie and Saint-Nom-de-Marie districts. The paper mill also supplied part of the Sainte-Amélie district. All residents of Baie-Comeau are now supplied by the new water treatment plant built in 2018 which draws its water from the Manicouagan River.[7]
The toponym "Rivière aux Anglais" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[8]