Rivière au Saumon (Saint-Jean River tributary) explained

Rivière au Saumon
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Canada
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Quebec
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	Côte-Nord
Subdivision Type4:	MRC
Subdivision Name4:	Minganie Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:	Unorganized territory
Subdivision Name5:	Lac-Jérôme
Source1:	Unidentified lake
Source1 Location:	Lac-Jérôme
Source1 Coordinates:	50.9358°N -64.3392°W
Source1 Elevation:	490m (1,610feet)
Mouth:	Saint-Jean River (Minganie)
Mouth Location:	Lac-Jérôme
Mouth Coordinates:	50.5364°N -64.1086°W
Mouth Elevation:	22m (72feet)
Tributaries Left:	(upstream)
Tributaries Right:	(upstream)

The rivière au Saumon (English: Salmon River) is a tributary of the Saint-Jean River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme, in the Minganie 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.

Geography

The salmon river draws its source at the mouth of a small lake (length: ; altitude:) in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme. The mouth of this lake is located at:

• north-west of the village center of Havre-Saint-Pierre;
• north-west of the mouth of the Saint John River;
• north-west of the mouth of the Salmon river.

From its source, the Salmon river flows over with a drop of, entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:

Upper course of the salmon river (segment of)

• first south to the outlet (coming from the southwest) of two lakes; then south-east to the lake ?; then south across the lake? (length: ; altitude:), to its mouth. Note: This lake is characterized by a first peninsula attached to the east shore, stretching to the southwest on and a second peninsula attached to the west shore, s' stretching over to the east;
• first towards the south-east, crossing a small triangular lake at the end of the segment, to its mouth;
• first south-east on to the northwest shore of Lac Collas; then east and south across Collas Lake (length: matching the shape of a soup ladle with the handle on the south side; altitude:) over its full length to its mouth. Note: this lake receives 5 lake discharges, the largest of which comes from the south;

Lower course of the salmon river (segment of)

• towards the east by forming a loop towards the north, followed by another towards the south to bypass a mountain, collecting the discharge (coming from the north) from Robin lake, crossing the lake Le Bouthiller (length: ; altitude:) on, to its mouth;
• first towards the east to a bend in the river corresponding to the outlet (coming from the east) of several lakes; then south, crossing Renfrew Lake (length: ; altitude:) on, to its mouth. Note: Renfrew Lake is characterized by a large rectangular peninsula attached to the west shore, stretching for to the east; which gives the lake the shape of a question mark backwards;
• towards the south-east by collecting the discharge (coming from the north) of Lake Esnault and the discharge (coming from the southwest) of a set of lakes, up to the discharge (from the northwest) of Lac Douayren;
• towards the east in a deep valley, forming a loop towards the north, then curving towards the south-east, until its mouth.^[1]

The Salmon River flows on the west bank of the Saint-Jean River, about halfway between the southern limit of Labrador and the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. This confluence is located at:

• north-west of the village center of Mingan;
• north of the mouth of the Saint-Jean river (i.e. near the village of Rivière-Saint-Jean);
• west of Manitou Lake which is part of the hydrographic side of the Mingan River.^[1]

From the mouth of the Salmon river, the current descends the course of the Saint-Jean River towards the southwest on, to the north shore of Gulf of Saint Lawrence.^[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière au Saumon" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada. Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and site instrumentation. July 15, 2020.
2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=58420 Commission de toponymie du Québec - rivière au Saumon