Jump to content

List of rivers of Quebec

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from List of Quebec rivers)

This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:

  • One million lakes, of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
  • 15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers.[1]

Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet.[2]

James Bay watershed

[edit]

James Bay

[edit]

Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north

[edit]
Tributaries of La Grande River
[edit]
Tributaries of Rupert River
[edit]
Tributaries of Broadback River
[edit]
Tributaries of Nottaway River
[edit]
Tributaries of Waswanipi River
[edit]

(which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake)

Tributaries of Bell River
[edit]
West bank (from the mouth)

East bank (from the mouth)

Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (or tributaries of Ontario rivers)

[edit]

Main Quebec rivers flowing up to Ontario bank of James Bay, listed from East to West:

Right bank of Harricana River (from the Mouth)

Left bank of Harricana River (from the Mouth)

Tributaries of Moose River (Ontario)

Hudson Bay's tributaries (without James Bay's tributaries)

[edit]

Main rivers flowing into Hudson Bay, listed from north to south:

Hudson Strait watershed

[edit]

Rivers flowing into Hudson Strait, listed from west to east:

Ungava Bay watershed

[edit]

Rivers flowing into Ungava Bay, listed from west to east:

North shore of St. Lawrence River/Gulf of St. Lawrence watershed

[edit]

Rivers flowing into the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, listed in downstream order:

Ottawa Valley (east bank) – upper part

[edit]

Tributaries of Dozois Reservoir and lower

[edit]

Tributaries of Decelles Reservoir and lower

[edit]

Ottawa Valley (Quebec Watershed) – intermediary section (at the Ontario limit)

[edit]

Ottawa Valley (Ontario Watershed) – intermediary section (at the Quebec–Ontario limit)

[edit]

Gatineau River Valley – lower part

[edit]

Gatineau Valley (west bank)

[edit]

Ottawa Valley (east bank, Quebec) – lower part

Basse-Laurentides – Lac des Deux Montagnes and rivière des Mille Îles

[edit]

Rive Nord, en ordre de l'Ouest vers l'Est:

North shore of Rivière des Mille Îles

Ottawa Valley (south bank)

[edit]

Haut Saint-Laurent sector (north bank)

[edit]

North shore of St. Lawrence River

Montreal area

[edit]

See: List of rivers and water bodies of Montreal Island

Jesus Island (Laval, Quebec)

Note: No rivers on Jesus Island

Island of Montreal

Watershed of l'Assomption River

[edit]

North shore of St Lawrence river – between Repentigny and Trois-Rivières

[edit]

Watershed of Saint-Maurice River

[edit]

Rivers flowing into the Saint Lawrence River and Gulf of Saint Lawrence, listed in downstream order:

West bank

East bank

Gouin Reservoir

[edit]

(Clockwise from the mouth)

North shore downstream of Trois-Rivières

[edit]

Batiscan River Valley

[edit]

East of Batiscan River

[edit]

East of Quebec City on north shore

[edit]

Watershed of Saguenay River

[edit]

Tributaries of Lac Saint-Jean

[edit]

In order in hourly turn from Saguenay River.

Tributaries of Péribonka River

[edit]
East Shore (upstream)

West shore (downstream)

North-shore tributaries downstream of Tadoussac

[edit]

North-shore Betsiamites River and tributaries eastward

[edit]

North-shore Aux Outardes River and tributaries eastward

[edit]

North-shore Manicouagan River and tributaries eastward

[edit]

North-shore Sainte-Marguerite River and tributaries eastward

[edit]

Tributaries downstream of Romaine River

[edit]

Tributaries downstream of Natashquan River

[edit]

Islands of Saint Lawrence River

[edit]

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

[edit]

Orleans Island

[edit]

Anticosti Island

[edit]

Watershed of south shore of St. Lawrence River (between Ontario border and Etchemin River)

[edit]

Watershed of Haut-Saint-Laurent

[edit]

Watershed of Richelieu River

[edit]

Watershed of Yamaska River

[edit]

Watershed of Saint-François River and Eastern tributaries

[edit]
West bank of Saint-François River

Saint-François River

South bank of Saint-François River

North bank of Saint-François River

Grand lac Saint François

Lake Noir (Saint-François River)

East bank of Saint-François River

Tributaries downstream of Saint-François River' mouth

Watershed of Nicolet River and Eastern tributaries

[edit]

Watershed of Bécancour River and Eastern tributaries

[edit]

Watershed of Gentilly River and Eastern tributaries

[edit]

Watershed of Chaudière River

[edit]

Tributaries of west bank of Richelieu River

Tributaries of east bank of Chaudière River

Watershed of Etchemin River

[edit]

Gaspesie Peninsula

[edit]

Watershed of southeast of St. Lawrence River (at east of Etchemin River)

[edit]

Watershed of South River, Montmagny (French: Rivière du Sud)

[edit]

Watershed of southeast bank of St. Lawrence River (at east of South River, Montmagny)

[edit]

Watershed of Rivière du Loup and Eastern tributaries

[edit]

Watershed of Trois-Pistoles River and Eastern tributaries

[edit]

Watershed of Rimouski River and Eastern tributaries

[edit]

Watershed of La Mitis and Eastern tributaries

[edit]

Northern slope of Gaspésie

[edit]

Watershed of Gaspé Bay

[edit]

Watershed of La Malbaie River (Percé)

[edit]

Watershed of Chaleur Bay (east of Bonaventure River)

[edit]

Watershed of Chaleur Bay (west of Bonaventure River)

[edit]

Restigouche River watershed (left bank – part in Quebec)

[edit]

Restigouche River watershed (part in New Brunswick)

[edit]

Watershed of Bay of Fundy (Atlantic Ocean)

[edit]

Saint John River watershed – higher part (Quebec, Maine and New Brunswick)

[edit]

North bank of Saint John River

Saint John River – watershed of Madawaska River – Quebec and New Brunswick

[edit]

Connecticut River – Quebec and New Hampshire

[edit]

See also

[edit]
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Accessdate = August 30, 2020
  2. ^ "Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique, Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006[page needed]
  3. ^ Lacolle River