Nabisipi River
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| Nabisipi River Rivière Nabisipi | |
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 The river from Quebec Route 138 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
• coordinates | 50°13′59″N 62°13′10″W / 50.233064°N 62.219446°W |
| Length | 158 kilometres (98 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,086 square kilometres (805 sq mi) |
The Nabisipi River (French: Rivière Nabisipi) is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Nabisipi River rises in Lake Saumur. It flows for 158 kilometres (98 mi) to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence west of Aguanish.[1] The river drains an area of 2,086 square kilometres (805 sq mi).[2] It lies between the basins of the Pashashibou River to the west and the Aguanish River to the east.[3] It crosses the Canadian Shield, and has many rapids.[4] At first it flows through the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme.[5] The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Aguanish in the Minganie Regional County Municipality.[6] The name in the Innu language means "man's river".[4]
Description
The Dictionnaire des rivières et lacs de la province de Québec (1914) says,
Situated on the north coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Saguenay County, at the end of the seigneury of Mingan and several miles from the river Agouanus or Goynish. The watercourse which is frequented by salmon and trout is interrupted by several falls during the first thirty miles. One of them has a height of 55 feet. The forest is composed of pine, fir and birch, but is quite poor quality. As for the surrounding land, it is completely unsuitable for agriculture. NABESIPI is a Montagnais word meaning "Man River".[7]
