Saint-Père | |
Map: | Nottaway map.png |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
Length: | 28.8km (17.9miles)[1] |
Source1: | Saint-Père Lake |
Source1 Location: | Senneterre, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec |
Source1 Coordinates: | 48.6775°N -76.4058°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 401m (1,316feet) |
Mouth: | Wetetnagami River |
Mouth Location: | Senneterre, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec |
Mouth Coordinates: | 48.8206°N -76.1289°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 367m (1,204feet) |
Tributaries Left: | Discharge of Georges-Côté Lake |
Tributaries Right: | Discharge of Jonction Lake |
Saint-Père River is a tributary of the east bank of the Wetetnagami River flowing into Senneterre, in the RCM of La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.
This river successively crosses the townships of Saint-Père and Moquin. The surface of the Saint-Père River is generally frozen from early December to late April. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The Saint-Père River valley is served by the forest road (East-West direction) passing north of Wetetnagami Lake] and another on the South side passing through the Wetetnagami Lake Biodiversity Reserve.
At various times in history, this territory has been occupied by the Attikameks, the Algonquin and the Cree.
The toponym "Rivière Saint-Père" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.[2]