Dumoine River
Rivière Dumoine at kilometer 55
View down the Grande Chute
The Rivière Dumoine (English Dumoine River) is a left tributary of the Ottawa River to the west of Quebec City in Canada.
It has its origin in the small lake near the Lac Machin Réserve faunique La Vérendrye. The river flows almost entirely to south through the Canadian Shield, before flowing west from Rapides -des- Joachims in the Ottawa River.
The Rivière Dumoine has a length of 129 km and drains a catchment area of 5380 km ².
The Rivière Dumoine is known as a whitewater river that is suitable for canoeing and fishing. The area around the river is still quite original. There are a few forestry paths that cross the river. In addition, there are several cottages between kilometers 20 and 30.
The river forms together with the neighboring rivers Rivière Noire and Rivière Coulonge a grouping of white-water rivers in the catchment area of the Ottawa River.
The name of the river derives from the French Le Moyne family.
Almost throughout its length forms the Rivière Dumoine the border between the two regional county municipalities and Pontiac Témiscamingue.
History
The Algonquin called the Rivière Dumoine Cakawitopikak Sipi and Ekonakwasi Sipi, meaning " river with alder trees " means and probably of the river edged alder derived. A map from 1755 by Jacques- Nicolas Bellin uses the name Acounagousin.
On 14 May 2008, the Ministère du Développement durable, de l' Environnement et des Parcs announced that 1445 km ² of the catchment area of the Rivière Dumoine be placed under protection provisional. No industrial activities are allowed in this provisional reserve, which comprises almost a third of the catchment area, and the entire flow length of the river.
Paddling on the Rivière Dumoine
Paddling down the Rivière Dumoine is eventful and rewarded with a variety of navigable rapids as well as its strong current. Canoe tours usually start at Lac Dumoine (100 km, about 5-7 days), Lac Laforge (75 km, 4 days) or Lac Benoit (60 km, about 3-4 days). The starting points are accessible by seaplane or on forest service roads.
The rapids vary from simple to non- navigable waterfalls. Starting from Lac following Dumoine rapids are noteworthy:
- Km 64, "Fish Portage" (also called " triple play" ) - 3 sets of waterfalls (Class 1 and 2)
- Km 58, " Canoe Eater " - an interesting technical class 2 boulder run
- Km 55, " Log Jam "
- Km 54, "Little Steel"
- Km 44, "Big Steel" - Class 3-2
- Km 23, " Grande Chute " - impressive waterfall (not passable by canoe ) followed by a Class 1 rapids
- Km 17, " Red Pine " - a series of rapids from Class 1 to 3
- Km 13, " Examination "
The section between Lac Benoit and Little Steel Falls ( 60-50 km ) are highly recommended because here are several class 2-3 rapids, which are typical for rivers that overcome the Canadian Shield.