Piashti River
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| Piashti River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
• coordinates | 50°17′11″N 62°48′19″W / 50.2863889°N 62.8052778°W |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
| Basin size | 386 square kilometres (149 sq mi) |
Piashti River (French: Rivière Piashti) is a salmon river, tributary of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, located in Baie-Johan-Beetz municipality, Minganie RCM, Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.
The Piashti River flows in a north-south direction for 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Lake Piashti via Little Lake Piashti into Johan-Beetz Bay.[1]
The river basin covers 386 square kilometres (149 sq mi). It is between the basins of the Corneille River to the west and the Quetachou River to the east.[2]
The basin is partially in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme. The river flows into Lake Salé (Salt Lake) about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from its mouth over a dramatic waterfall. This lake receives the fresh water of the river, but also receives the salt water of Gulf of St. Lawrence during high tides.[3]
- Piashti River Cultural and Natural heritages
Family residence of Johan Beetz and Adéla Tanguay (Le Chateau)[4]
Baie-Johan-Beetz, boats at anchor, sheds and wooden boardwalks[4]
Route 138, steel girder bridge 15881, built in 1989, Chateau Johan Beetz, the river and outcropping rocks of the Canadian Shield
Name
The name "Piashti" originally applied only to the bay, and was later used for the river and the lakes. It means "dry bay", and perhaps refers to the fact that the bay is only accessible at high tide for vessels of average draft. The 1685 map by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin shows "Piastebe" as a place frequented by the Innu. In 1908 Eugène Rouillard sometimes wrote "Rivière Piasthi Bay" or "Rivière Piashbe Bay. The 1913 Regional Map of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence named it "Piashtibaie River". In 1914 the Geography Commission used the form "Piashtih" for the bay.[1]