Rivière du Gouffre
| Rivière du Gouffre | |
|---|---|
The Rivière du Gouffre at Baie-Saint-Paul. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| City | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac du Cœur |
| • location | Lac-Pikauba |
| • coordinates | 47°50′55″N 70°34′04″W / 47.848478°N 70.567861°W |
| • elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
• location | La Malbaie |
• coordinates | 47°45′19″N 69°57′13″W / 47.75528°N 69.95361°W |
• elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Length | 76.1 km (47.3 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,010 km (627.58 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Ruisseau du rang Saint-Laurent, ruisseau Gobeil, ruisseau de la Goudronnerie, ruisseau aux rats musqués, ruisseau du Cap Martin, décharge du Lac à la Mine, rivière à la Loutre (Gouffre River tributary), rivière de Chicago, décharge du Lac aux Brochets, ruisseau des Bouliane, ruisseau des Bergeron, décharge du Lac Nice. |
| • right | (from the mouth) Bras du Nord-Ouest, rivière à Renaud, rivière de la Mare, rivière Rémy, Le Gros Bras, ruisseau des Cygnes, ruisseau à l'Empêche, rivière du Gouffre Sud-Ouest, décharge du Lac Boudreau, rivière des Îlets (Gouffre River tributary). |
The rivière du Gouffre (English: Pit Cave River) is a tributary of the left bank of the Saint-Laurent river, flowing into the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, Quebec (Canada). This watercourse flows through Regional County Municipality from:
- Charlevoix-Est: unorganized territory of Mont-Élie (Lacoste township), municipalities of Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs and Notre-Dame-des-Monts;
- Charlevoix Regional County Municipality: unorganized territory of Lac-Pibauka (Zec des Martres), municipality of Saint-Urbain and town of Baie-Saint-Paul.
This hydrographic slope has 185 lakes and 35 tributaries. The Zec des Martres attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year, particularly because of its mountain trails offering splendid views of the Gouffre River Valley, as well as sport fishing.