356:, décharge du lac Les Mares, décharge du lac à Renard, décharge du lac Rat Musqué et du lac du Vison, décharge du lac Bohémier, décharge du lac Guêpe, décharge du lac Voisard, décharge du lac Monbleau, décharge des lacs Teraux et des Couvains, décharge du lac des Lobélies, décharge des lacs Bastien et du Duc, décharge du lac Fleury, décharge du lac Roublard, décharge du lac Gagné, décharge du lac de la Douve, décharge du Petit lac Rocand, décharge du lac Arène, décharge d'un ensemble de lacs dont Lessard, Miron, Manseau et Lamarre, décharge du lac Esmery, décharge du lac Baribeau, décharge du lac des Morilles et Étang de Rétention.
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387:, décharge du lac Huard, décharge du lac des Luzules, décharge du lac Bacchus, décharge du lac Pélée, décharge des lacs Hervieux, Ossian et Michaud, décharge du lac Rollin, décharge du lac du Brion, décharge du lac Joly, décharge du lac du Boucan et du lac Topping, décharge du lac des Félins, décharge du lac Levin, décharge du lac de la Branloire, décharge du lac du Sillon, décharge du lac Mallette,
396:, décharge du lac de l'Aigail, décharge du lac Tourlay, ruisseau Long, décharge des lacs Cérès, Taylor et Turmaine, décharge du lac Pélichy, décharge du lac Goudard et du lac Dulong, décharge du lac Gemme, décharge du lac Bureau, décharge des lacs Théophile et Desève, décharge du lac Lavoie et Oudant,
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7.6 km (4.7 mi) to the north by collecting the discharge (coming from the northwest) from Lac du Vison, Georgette and
Muskrat, forming a loop to the north to go around a mountain by crossing rapids, and a second loop where it collecting the discharge (coming from the east) of the lake of
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The Métabetchouane river rises at the mouth of Lac des Mâles (length: 1.8 km (1.1 mi); altitude: 701 m (2,300 ft)). This lake is enclosed between mountains, one peak of which 820 m (2,690 ft) to the east and another to 875 m (2,871 ft) in the southwest. This
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5.4 km (3.4 mi) towards the northwest by collecting the Black stream (coming from the southwest) at the beginning of the segment, curving towards the west crossing a long series of rapids and forming a loop towards the north, up to the
Carcajou stream (coming from the
417:, décharge du lac de la Giboulée, décharge des lacs Serré et Coquille, décharge du lac Ombrelle, décharge des lacs Oblong et Minime, décharge du lac Laberge, décharge du lac Bourette et Henri-Mercier, décharge du Petit lac Companay et du lac Compagnay, décharge du lac Gazaille.
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6.7 km (4.2 mi) to the north in a deep valley crossing
Martine Falls, forming a detour west to go around a mountain, passing on the east side of the Twin Mountains and crossing on 1.7 km (1.1 mi) the bay of Villa-des-Érables, passing under the bridge of
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10.0 km (6.2 mi) first towards the north, then by bending towards the northeast, collecting at the end of the segment the discharge (coming from the west) from Lake Pichou and the discharge from Lac des Two Clubs, up to the outlet of Lake Huard (coming from the
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8.8 km (5.5 mi) towards the south-east by forming a curve towards the north to bypass a mountain, then curving towards the north-east by forming a detour towards the west where it crosses rapids, making a curve towards the east, to the confluence of the
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9.6 km (6.0 mi) first towards the north passing under the bridge of the forest road R0279, then curving towards the west, and the northwest crossing Lake Long (length: 5.0 km (3.1 mi); altitude: 412 m (1,352 ft)) to its
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camp for thousands of years and the river itself was used as a route between Lake Saint-Jean and the Quebec City region. Important archaeological excavations on the banks of the river led, in the 1960s, to the discovery of a site frequented by the
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1.2 km (0.75 mi) first towards the north, then on 0.15 km (0.093 mi) towards the east by crossing the south-eastern part of Lac de la
Bouteille (length: 1.8 km (1.1 mi); altitude: 679 m (2,228 ft)), to its
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The surface of the Métabetchoune River (except the rapids zones) is usually frozen from the end of
November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.
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7.9 km (4.9 mi) to the north by collecting the discharge (coming from the west) from Lac de la Place, crossing Clairière lake in the marsh area, and crossing on 1.6 km (0.99 mi) north-west the southern part of
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8.0 km (5.0 mi) first towards the north-east until mid-segment, then towards the north passing in front of the hamlet "La
Martine" and bypassing Île à Ringuette, to the confluence of the
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6.2 km (3.9 mi) towards the north by collecting (coming from the south-east) the outlet of Lac
Gazaille, up to the outlet (coming from the east) of Lac Compagnay and Petit Lac Compagnay;
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5.6 km (3.5 mi) towards the northwest by forming a loop towards the southwest at the start of the segment, up to the outlet (coming from the northeast) from Petit lac à la Carpe;
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Matteau and lac Matteau. Its mouth is located north at: 9.3 km (5.8 mi) south-east of
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4.0 km (2.5 mi) towards the northwest by forming a hook towards the north crossing the White Fall and several rapids, up to the Louise stream (coming from the northeast);
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From its source, the course of the Métabetchouane river descends on 169.4 km (105.3 mi), with a drop of 600 m (2,000 ft), according to the following segments:
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was the first
European to visit the place but his report did not make mention of the river. Some two decades later in 1676, the first reference was made of this river as
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Félins, and collecting at the end of the segment the discharge (coming from the southwest) of the lakes
Honorat and the Mares, up to the confluence of the
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was erected at its mouth in 1676. That same year, Jesuits established the Saint-Charles Mission at the river's mouth. In the mid 19th century,
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in the modern Innu orthography), it can be translated as "river that empties into a lake".
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Powder magazine of the 18th century built along the Métabetchouane River
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2.6 km (1.6 mi) north-east passing in front of the village of
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The main watersheds neighboring the Métabetchouane River are:
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10.5 km (6.5 mi) towards the northwest by crossing
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and 20.9 km (13.0 mi) west of the course of the
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The Métabetchouane river valley is mainly accessible by:
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Partie intermédiaire (en amont de la rivière aux Canots)
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intermediate part: forest road R0279 passing north of
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1002:The mouth of the river may have been a seasonal
474:Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
450:La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
1069:(in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec
778:6.2 km (3.9 mi) northwards crossing
488:Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
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514:and it is 128 kilometres (80 mi) long.
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872:Lower course of the Métabetchouane river
838:5.3 km (3.3 mi) northwards to
544:. The course of this river constitutes:
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1179:Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
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880:Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean
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283:169.4 km (105.3 mi)
113:Physical characteristics
1184:Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
1174:Rivers of Capitale-Nationale
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619:Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
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370:, décharge du Le Réservoir,
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1067:"Rivière Métabetchouane"
1045:List of rivers of Quebec
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34:River in Quebec, Canada
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254:48.42083°N 71.96528°W
169:47.43583°N 71.68528°W
988:Hudson's Bay Company
891:Grande Rivière Désir
886:(coming from South);
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754:Petit lac Métascouac
671:Lac des Commissaires
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350:rivière de la Chaine
342:grande rivière Désir
27:For other uses, see
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805:Métabetchouane Lake
798:Métabetchouane Lake
739:rivière de la Place
641:rivière aux Écorces
554:Métabetchouane Lake
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322:Basin features
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