Escuminac River
| Escuminac River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| State | Quebec |
| City | Escuminac |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mountain streams in the Notre Dame Mountains, Rivière-Nouvelle, Quebec (unorganized territory), (Fauvel (township)), Quebec |
| • coordinates | 48°19′42″N 66°46′24″W / 48.32833°N 66.77333°W |
| • elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Escuminac, Quebec, Quebec |
• coordinates | 48°07′23″N 66°28′08″W / 48.12306°N 66.46889°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 44.6 km (27.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the confluence) Edward Creek Campbell Creek, Carmichael stream, creek La Garde, Escuminac North River (Quebec), Burnt Land Brook, Falls Creek, Tilt stream, Rachel creek. |
| • right | (from the confluence) Harper Creek, Dawson Creek, Quinn ravine, Hells ravine, Big Creek, ravine of Riviere du Loup, Patricia stream. |
The River Escuminac flows through the regional county municipality (MRC) of Avignon Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, in Quebec, in Canada. The Escuminac River crosses the municipal territories of:
- Rivière-Nouvelle, Quebec, an unorganized territory: Fauvel (township) and Vallée (township);
- Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, a municipality: Mann (township);
- Escuminac, Quebec, a municipality of Nouvelle (township).
Over the last five kilometers of its course, the little valley of the Escuminac River widens, forming a green plain, where agriculture was practiced by the first inhabitants of the municipality of Escuminac, arranged on the North shore of the Bay of Escuminac, near the confluence of the river.
The Escuminac River is a tributary of the North shore of the Escuminac Bay located at the confluence of the Restigouche River; this bay opens to the East on the Chaleur Bay. The latter in turn opens to the East in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The lower part of the Escuminac River is accessible by "East Escuminac road" along the Escuminac River from route 132 (Perron Boulevard); or either by Escuminac Northwest road to the hamlet Escuminac North. From the "fork Cellard", the upper part of the river is accessible by forest roads, one of which runs along the bottom and middle of the North Escuminac River (Quebec).