Gatineau River

At the headwaters of the Gatineau

Catchment area of ​​Ottawa and Gatineau

The Gatineau (French Rivière Gatineau, closely. Gatineau River ) is a river in the south of the Canadian province of Quebec.

It rises in Lac du Pain de Sucre north of Réservoir Baskatong. This is fed by the rivers Rivière Tamarac, Clova and Rivière Rivière Douville. The Rivière Gatineau initially flows in a southeasterly direction, then in a southerly direction. Here it flows through the reservoir Réservoir Baskatong. After 386 kilometers, it flows near the city of Gatineau in the Rivière des Outaouais. Important tributaries Rivière Fortier, Rivière Chabot, Rivière du Canot and Rivière Bazin from left and Rivière Chouart, Rivière du Coucou, Rivière Rivière Désert Gens de Terre and from the right. The catchment area is 23,724 km ².

Is named the river after Nicolas Gatineau, in the area traded furs end of the 17th century. Samuel de Champlain discovered the river on June 4, 1613 when he drove on the Ottawa.

Hydropower plants

Along the course of the river Rivière Gatineau are several hydroelectric power plants, the Hydro-Québec (HQ ) are operated.

In the downstream direction, they are:

For the hydropower plant Rapides - Farmer offers Hydro-Québec for tours.