Sault Plat River
| Sault Plat River Rivière du Sault Plat | |
|---|---|
Flutes and glacial striations engraved in the bedrock of the Canadian Shield, forest covert | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 244 metres (801 ft) |
| 2nd source | Lake Delaunay |
| • elevation | 148 metres (486 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
• coordinates | 50°17′34″N 65°26′35″W / 50.292778°N 65.443056°W |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 34 kilometres (21 mi) |
| Basin size | 93.1 square kilometres (35.9 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| • average | 3.8 cubic metres per second (130 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.8 cubic metres per second (28 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 9.2 cubic metres per second (320 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) 5 streams, discharge from one lake (via Lac Tête de Loon, discharge from two lakes. |
| • right | (upstream) Discharge of a dozen lakes, stream (via Lac Tête de Loon). |
The Sault Plat River (French: Rivière du Sault Plat) flows north/south on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Sept-Rivières and Minganie RCM, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Part of the river is located in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre, and is visible from The Whale Route (138).