Matane River

Rivière Matane at Saint -René -de- Matane

Mouth of the Rivière Matane

The Rivière Matane is a river in the administrative region of Bas- Saint -Laurent of the Canadian province of Quebec.

The Rivière Matane rises in the northwest of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Réserve faunique de Matane on the 945 m high Mont Blanc, a summit of the Monts Chic - Chocs. From there it flows initially in a westerly direction to the Lac de la Tête, then turns to the port to the south and flows through the lakes Lac Le Clercq and Lac Matane. Here he takes on the left tributary of Rivière Bonjour. Now it flows in a south-westerly direction west, turns to the mouth of the Rivière à la Truite to the northwest. He passed the places Rivière- Matane and Saint -René -de- Matane, and finally empties into the small town of Matane in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River. The river has a length of 80 km. It drains an area of ​​1683 km ². The average discharge is 41 m³ / s

In the lower reaches of the river is used to generate electricity.

The Rivière Matane is a major spawning area for Atlantic salmon.