Mégiscane River

Mégiscane
Mégiscane
	Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
Physical characteristics
Source	Françoise Lake (Mégiscane River)
• location	Senneterre, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
• coordinates	48°07′15″N 75°39′50″W / 48.12083°N 75.66389°W
• elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Mouth	Parent Lake (Abitibi), Bell River
• location	Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), Abitibi-Témiscamingue; Lac-Despinassy unorganized territory; , Quebec
• coordinates	48°29′00″N 77°08′00″W / 48.48333°N 77.13333°W
• elevation	301 m (988 ft)
Length	249.6 km (155.1 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Tavernier River; Assup River; Attic River; Cedar creek; Smoky creek; Arthur creek; Hubert creek; Michaud creek; Hermine creek; Berthelot River (Mégiscane River); Whitegoose River; outlet of Racicot Lake; Serpent River (Mégiscane River); Kekek River; Suzie River; Provancher Creek.;
• right	Sunday creek; Signay creek; Collin River (Mégiscane River tributary); Brown creek; Godin creek; Bastien River; Jim creek; Roby creek; Capousacataca River; outlet of lac aux Roches; Achepabanca River; Macho River; outlet of Misères Lake; Outlet of Cherrier Lake; Saint-Cyr Lake and Bailly.;

The Mégiscane River is a tributary of Parent Lake (Abitibi). It flows in the Northwest of Quebec, in Canada, in the administrative regions of:

Mauricie: in the westernmost part of the town of La Tuque;
Abitibi-Témiscamingue: in the territory of Senneterre (parish), in Abitibi Regional County Municipality. Its mouth is located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Despinassy, Quebec.

The Mégiscane River is one of the most important rivers in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue. It has the reputation of being a privileged place to fish for sturgeon.

Forestry is the main economic activity of this watershed; recreational tourism activities come second. The surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of April.