List of rivers of Quebec

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This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:

  • one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
  • 15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers.[1]

Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet.[2]

James Bay watershed[]

James Bay[]

Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north[]

Tributaries of La Grande River[]
  • La Grande River (Grand River)
    • (via )
    • (via )
    • (via )
    • (via )
    • (via Robert-Bourassa Reservoir)
    • (via )
    • (via )
    • (via )
  • Castor River (Beaver River)
  • (English: Old Factory River)
  • Eastmain River
    • (via )
    • (via )
  • Pontax River
Tributaries of Rupert River[]
  • Rupert River
    • Nemiscau River
    • Mistassini Lake
            • (via "")
            • (old name: "Sépanakosipi River")
          • (via "De l'Esker Bay")
      • Waconichi River (via )
        • Waconichi Lake
      • (via "Des Plongeurs Bay")
Tributaries of Broadback River[]
Tributaries of Nottaway River[]
Tributaries of Waswanipi River[]

(which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake)

  • Waswanipi River
    • Opaoca River (via Olga Lake)
    • Chensagi River (via Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River))
      • Chensagi River West
      • Chensagi River East
    • Maicasagi River (via Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River))
      • Omo River (Quebec)
      • La Trêve River
      • Monsan River
      • Inconnue River (Maicasagi River)
        • Nomans River
    • Lake Waswanipi
      • Iserhoff River (via Lake Waswanipi)
        • Iserhoff River North
      • O'Sullivan River (via Lake Waswanipi)
      • Bachelor River (via Lake Waswanipi)
        • Little Bachelor River
    • Chibougamau River
      • Brock River (Chibougamau River)
        • Brock River West
        • Brock River North
      • Opémisca River (via Opémisca Lake)
      • Barlow River (Chibougamau River)
      • Faribault River
      • Chibougamau Lake
        • Blondeau River (Chibougamau Lake)
          • Oreille River
            • Natevier River
        • France River
        • Armitage River
        • Nepton River
          • Nepton River North
        • Énard River
      • Obatogamau River
        • Deux Orignaux River (via Society Lake)
        • Nemenjiche River (via Obatogamau Lakes).
    • Opawica River
      • Little Waswanipi River
      • Nicobi River
        • Wetetnagami River
          • Macoustigane River
          • Saint-Père River
          • Dazemard River
          • Panache River
            • Fortier River (Panache River tributary)
            • Pierrefonds River
          • Muy River (Wetetnagami River)
      • Doda Lake
        • Aigle River (Doda Lake) (French: "rivière de l'Aigle (lac Doda)") (via Doda Lake)
        • Saint-Cyr River (Opawica River)
      • Roy River (via the Caopatina Lake)
        • Yvonne River (via Surprise Lake)
      • Cawcot River
      • Queue de Castor River (via the Gabriel Lake)
      • Ventadour River
      • Titipiti River
      • Irene River (Opawica River)
Tributaries of Bell River[]
West bank (from the mouth)

East bank (from the mouth)

Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (or tributaries of Ontario rivers)[]

Main Quebec rivers flowing up to Ontario bank of James Bay, listed from East to West:

Right bank of Harricana River (from the Mouth)

  • Harricana River

Left bank of Harricana River (from the Mouth)

Tributaries of Moose River (Ontario)

  • Moose River
    • Abitibi River (Ontario)
      • (Quebec and Ontario) (through Abitibi Lake)
        • (Quebec)
      • (through Abitibi Lake)
      • (through Abitibi Lake)
        • (Quebec)
      • (through Abitibi Lake)
      • (throughAbitibi Lake)
      • (through Abitibi Lake)
        • (through )
        • (through )
          • (through )
          • (through and )
        • (through )
        • (through )
        • (through )
      • (through Abitibi Lake)
      • Mattawasaga River (through Abitibi Lake)

Hudson Bay's tributaries (without James Bay's tributaries)[]

Main rivers flowing into Hudson Bay, listed from north to south:

  • Kovik River
  • Povungnituk River (French: Rivière Puvirnituq)
  • Corneille River
  • Nastapoka River
  • (named "Richmond Gulf" in the past)
  • Little Whale River (Petite rivière de la Baleine)
  • Great Whale River (Grande rivière de la Baleine)

Hudson Strait watershed[]

Rivers flowing into Hudson Strait, listed from west to east:

Ungava Bay watershed[]

Rivers flowing into Ungava Bay, listed from west to east:

  • Arnaud River
    • Vachon River (Arnaud River)
  • (Leaves River)
  • Koksoak River
    • Caniapiscau River
      • (Iron Arm River)
      • (Sandy River)
      • (Rivière de la Mort)
  • False River
  • Whale River (Rivière à la Baleine)
  • George River
  • (via Keglo Bay)
  • (via Keglo Bay)
  • (via Alluviaq Fjord)
  • (via Alluviaq Fjord)
    • (Rivière du Vent d'Ouest)

North shore of St. Lawrence River/Gulf of St. Lawrence watershed[]

Rivers flowing into the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, listed in downstream order:

Ottawa Valley (east bank) – upper part[]

Tributaries of Dozois Reservoir and lower[]

  • Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais)
      • Yser River
Note: A section of the Ottawa River is named "

Tributaries of Decelles Reservoir and lower[]

  • Ottawa River
    • Barrière River (through Barrière Bay of )
    • (through )
      • (through )
        • (through )
        • (through )
        • (through )
    • (via ) and )
    • (via the lakes and )
    • (via the lakes , and )

South shore of Ottawa River

  • Ottawa River
      • Blondeau River (Fraser River tributary)
    • (through Lac Simard (Temiscamingue))
      • (through )
    • (through Lac Simard (Temiscamingue))

Ottawa Valley (Quebec Watershed) – intermediary section (at the Ontario limit)[]

Ottawa Valley (Ontario Watershed) – intermediary section (at the Quebec–Ontario limit)[]

Gatineau River Valley – lower part[]

Gatineau Valley (west bank)[]

  • Gatineau River
    • Kazabazua River
    • Desert River
      • Aigle River (Desert River tributary) (Eagle River)
      • (rivière du Hibou)
    • Gens de Terre River
      • Serpent River
      • (Rivière à la Carpe)
    • Cabonga Reservoir
        • Swannee River ()
    • (Rivière des Rapides)
      • Tamarac River (Gatineau River)
      • Douville River

Ottawa Valley (east bank, Quebec) – lower part

Basse-Laurentides – Lac des Deux Montagnes and rivière des Mille Îles[]

Rive Nord, en ordre de l'Ouest vers l'Est:

North shore of lac des Deux-Montagnes

North shore of Rivière des Mille Îles

Ottawa Valley (south bank)[]

  • Rigaud River

Haut Saint-Laurent sector (north bank)[]

North shore of St. Lawrence River

Montreal area[]

See: List of rivers and water bodies of Montreal Island

Jesus Island (Laval, Quebec)

Note: No rivers on Jesus Island

Island of Montreal

Watershed of l'Assomption River[]

North shore of St Lawrence river – between Repentigny and Trois-Rivières[]

  • Chaloupe River
  • Maskinongé River
  • Yamachiche River
      • /Petite rivière Saint-Étienne
  • Millette River

Watershed of Saint-Maurice River[]

Rivers flowing into the Saint Lawrence River and Gulf of Saint Lawrence, listed in downstream order:

West bank

  • Saint-Maurice River
    • Manouane River (La Tuque)
    • Flamand River
    • Vermillion
      • Goulet River (Vermillon River tributary)
      • Picard River
    • Rivière-aux-Rats
    • Wessonneau River
    • (Beast Puante River)
    • Mattawin River
    • Shawinigan River
    • Bernier River (Saint-Maurice River tributary)

East bank

Gouin Reservoir[]

(Clockwise from the mouth)

  • Jean-Pierre River (Gouin Reservoir)
  • Atimokateiw River
  • De La Galette River (Gouin Reservoir)
    • Leblanc River (Gouin Reservoir)
  • (via )
  • Nemio River (via the Bureau Lake)
  • Oskélanéo River (via the Bureau Lake)
    • Mistatikamekw River
  • Outlet of Tessier Lake (via Saraana Bay)
    • Faucher River
  • Flapjack River (via Mattawa Bay)
  • Bignell Creek (via Adolphe-Poisson Bay)
  • Mégiscane River
    • Suzie River
  • Plamondon Creek (Gouin Reservoir) (via Plamondon Bay (Gouin Reservoir)
  • Piponisiw River (via Simard Lake and Miller Lake)
  • De la Rencontre Creek
  • Toussaint River
  • Kakospictikweak River (via Omina Lake)
    • Pokotciminikew River
  • (linking Omina Lake and Verreau Bay)
  • (via Verreau Bay)
    • (via Witiko Lake)
  • (via Verreau Bay)
  • (via Magnan Lake)
  • (linked to Magnan Lake)
  • (via Magnan Lake)
  • (via Magnan Lake)
  • Wapous River (via Magnan Lake)
  • (via )
  • (via )

North shore downstream of Trois-Rivières[]

Batiscan River Valley[]

East of Batiscan River[]

East of Quebec City on north shore[]

Watershed of Saguenay River[]

Tributaries of Lac Saint-Jean[]

In order in hourly turn from Saguenay River.

Tributaries of Péribonka River[]

East Shore (upstream)

West shore (downstream)

North-shore tributaries downstream of Tadoussac[]

North-shore Betsiamites River and tributaries eastward[]

West bank
  • Betsiamites River
    • Pipmuacan Reservoir
      • (via )
        • (via )
        • (via Lake La Sorbière)
          • (via Rond Lake)
            • (via )
      • (via lake Melonèze)

East bank

  • Betsiamites River
    • (via )
    • (via )
    • (via le )
      • Riverin River

North-shore Aux Outardes River and tributaries eastward[]

North-shore Manicouagan River and tributaries eastward[]

North-shore Sainte-Marguerite River and tributaries eastward[]

Tributaries downstream of Romaine River[]

  • Romaine River (Newfoundland-Québec)
      • (through )
      • (through )
    • (Newfoundland)
    • (Newfoundland)
    • (Newfoundland-Quebec))
    • Abbé Huard River
  • (French: "La Petite Rivière (Minganie)")
  • (French: "La Grande Rivière (Minganie)")
  • (French: "Rivière à Joachim")
  • (French: "Rivière à Jos")
  • Rivière à l'Ours (Minganie)
  • Piashti River
  • Quetachou River
  • Véronique River
  • Watshishou River
    • Pashashibou River
  • Little Watshishou River
  • Pashashibou River
  • Nabisipi River
  • Aguanish River

Tributaries downstream of Natashquan River[]

Islands of Saint Lawrence River[]

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield[]

  • Saint Charles River (Valleyfield)

Orleans Island[]

Anticosti Island[]

Watershed of south shore of St. Lawrence River (between Ontario border and Etchemin River)[]

Watershed of Haut-Saint-Laurent[]

Watershed of Richelieu River[]

Watershed of Yamaska River[]

Watershed of Saint-François River and Eastern tributaries[]

West bank of Saint-François River

Saint-François River

  • Rivière aux Vaches
  • Petite rivière Noire (Saint-François River tributary)
  • Saint-Germain River
  • Ulverton River
  • Magog River
    • Lake Memphremagog
      • Johns River (Vermont) (Vermont, United States)
      • Cherry River (Quebec) (Québec, Canada)
      • Black River (Lake Memphremagog) (Vermont, United States)
      • Barton River, Vermont (Vermont, United States)
        • Willoughby River (Vermont, United States)
          • Brownington Branch (Willoughby River tributary) (Vermont, United States)
      • Clyde River (Vermont) (Vermont, United States)
        • Pherrins River, Vermont (Vermont, United States)

South bank of Saint-François River

North bank of Saint-François River

Grand lac Saint François

Lake Noir (Saint-François River)

  • Bisby River
  • Coleraine River

East bank of Saint-François River

  • Watopeka River
    • Stoke River

Tributaries downstream of Saint-François River' mouth

Watershed of Nicolet River and Eastern tributaries[]

Watershed of Bécancour River and Eastern tributaries[]

Watershed of Gentilly River and Eastern tributaries[]

Watershed of Chaudière River[]

Tributaries of west bank of Richelieu River

Tributaries of east bank of Chaudière River

Watershed of Etchemin River[]

Tributaries of west bank:

Tributaries of south bank:

Tributaries of east bank:

  • Blanche River

Gaspesie Peninsula[]

Watershed of southeast of St. Lawrence River (at east of Etchemin River)[]

Watershed of South River, Montmagny (French: Rivière du Sud)[]

Watershed of southeast bank of St. Lawrence River (at east of South River, Montmagny)[]

Watershed of Rivière du Loup and Eastern tributaries[]

Watershed of Trois-Pistoles River and Eastern tributaries[]

  • Bic River

Watershed of Rimouski River and Eastern tributaries[]

  • Rimouski River
West bank (from confluence)

East bank (from upper part)

Watershed of La Mitis and Eastern tributaries[]

  • Mitis River
  • Tartigou River
  • Matane River
    • (Troot River)
      • (Little Troot River)

Northern slope of Gaspésie[]

Watershed of Gaspé Bay[]

    • (Little Fork)
    • (Grand Fork)
  • (Brillant Cove River)

Watershed of La Malbaie River (Percé)[]

Watershed of Chaleur Bay (east of Bonaventure River)[]

Watershed of Chaleur Bay (west of Bonaventure River)[]

Restigouche River watershed (left bank – part in Quebec)[]

Restigouche River watershed (part in New Brunswick)[]

Right bank
  • Upsalquitch River
    • Popelogan River
    • Southeast Upsalquitch River
      • Little Southeast Upsalquitch River
    • Northwest Upsalquitch River
  • Little Main Restigouche River
    • Gounamitz River
      • North Branch Gounamitz River
      • West Branch Gounamitz River

Left bank

  • Kedgwick River
    • Belle Kedgwick River
    • South Branch Kedgwick River

Watershed of Bay of Fundy (Atlantic Ocean)[]

Saint John River watershed – higher part (Quebec, Maine and New Brunswick)[]

North bank of Saint John River

  • Southwest Branch Saint John River, Quebec and Maine
  • Northwest Branch Saint John River, Maine
    • Daaquam River, Quebec and Maine
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    • Otter River, Quebec and Maine
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    • Big Black River, Maine (named "Grande rivière Noire" in Quebec)
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      • Gobeil River, Quebec and Maine
      • Saint-Roch River in Quebec and Shields Branch in Maine
      • (or "Fivemile Brook" in Maine)
      • (or "Twomile Brook" Maine)
    • Chimenticook River, Maine
      • Eastern Lake, Quebec and Maine
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    • Pocwock River, Quebec and Maine
      • West Branch Pocwock Stream, Quebec and Maine
      • East Branch Pocwock Stream, Maine
  • Little Black River (named "Little Black River" in Maine), Quebec and Maine
  • St. Francis River (French: rivière Saint-François), Quebec and Maine
    • Lake Pohenegamook, Quebec
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  • Crocs River, Quebec and New Brunswick
  • Baker-Brook River
  • Madawaska River, Quebec and New Brunswick (see next section)
  • Iroquois River, Quebec and New Brunswick

Saint John River – watershed of Madawaska River – Quebec and New Brunswick[]

  • Madawaska River, Quebec and New Brunswick
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      • Savane River, Quebec
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    • Touladi River, Quebec
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Connecticut River – Quebec and New Hampshire[]

  • Connecticut River, New Hampshire
    • Halls Stream, Quebec and New Hampshire

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Accessdate = August 30, 2020
  2. ^ "Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique, Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006[page needed]
  3. ^ Lacolle River
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