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River in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Péribonka East River is a tributary of the Péribonka River, flowing in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This watercourse crosses the administrative regions of:
Péribonka East River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
Regional County Municipality | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
Municipality | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lac de l’Agoseris |
• location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipalité) |
• coordinates | 52.28834°N 70.53482°W |
• elevation | 787 m (2,582 ft) |
Mouth | Péribonka River |
• location | Mont-Valin |
• coordinates | 51.85305°N 71.24555°E |
• elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
Length | 54.8 km (34.1 mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Saguenay (city) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (from the mouth) |
• right | (from the mouth) |
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities are incidental considering the geographic remoteness and lack of access roads.
The surface of the Péribonka East River is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.
The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Péribonka Est river are:
The Péribonka Est river takes its source at the mouth of the Agoseris lake (length: 4.3 km (2.7 mi); altitude: 787 m (2,582 ft)) in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. The mouth of this lake is located at:
From its source, the Péribonka East River flows over 54.8 km (34.1 mi) over an elevation of 217 m (712 ft) entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
The Péribonka Est river flows on the East bank of the Péribonka river. This mouthpiece is located at:
From the mouth of the Péribonka East river, the current descends the course of the Péribonka river on 602.7 km (374.5 mi) to the South, crosses Lac Saint-Jean on 29.3 km (18.2 mi) towards the East, then follows on 155 km (96 mi) the course of the Saguenay River towards the East up to the height of Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence River.[2]
The term "Péribonka" derives from the Montagnais term "pelipaukau", meaning "river digging in the sand, where the sand moves".
The toponym of “Rivière Péribonka Est” was formalized on December 18, 1986, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]
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