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29-616: The river basin covers 3,638 square kilometres (1,405 sq mi). It lies between the basins of the Kegaska River to the west and the Musquanousse River to the east. With a length of about 150 kilometres (93 mi), the Musquaro river rises a few miles east of Lake Doré, and 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Olomane West River. Zigzagging south, the river creates some lakes that it passes through. The main body of water feeding

58-617: A concession for hunting and fishing extending from the Kegaska River to the Kessessakiou River. Seal and whale oil were much sought after during this period for lighting. In 1831 the Hudson's Bay Company occupied a salmon fishing and trading post at the mouth of the river. The Kegaska River provides excellent habitat for Atlantic salmon , which can use 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the river and tributaries. Sport fishing by boat or wading

87-541: A day. The river basin covers 721 square kilometres (278 sq mi). It lies between the basins of the Natashquan River and the Musquaro River . It covers part of the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina and part of the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent . Part of the basin is in the proposed Natashquan River Valley Biodiversity Reserve. A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows

116-672: A dirt road (1959). Route 138, from Tadoussac to Havre-Saint-Pierre , opened in the spring of 1976, from there access to the islands of the Mingan Archipelago by sea. In 1984, to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's arrival in New France, the Commission de toponymie gave this name to the part of Route 138 located east of the Saguenay River, that is, the part that extends from Tadoussac to Havre-Saint-Pierre. Until

145-459: A new 36 metres (118 ft) long steel bridge was built over the river. It was needed to carry machinery for construction of an almost 30 kilometres (19 mi) section of Quebec Route 138 between Kegaska and the Natashquan River. The Innu call Kagaska Bay Tshekahkat and call the river Tshehkahkau Hipu . These could be variants of the word tshakashekau meaning "rocky escarpment with

174-493: A steep slope at its summit". Père Arnaud says Kegasta means "bay on each side of the point". Eugène Rouillard, in Noms géographiques de la Province de Québec et des Provinces Maritimes empruntés aux langues sauvages (1906), says it means "a peninsula". Another source says "kegaska" comes from the Innu word "quegasca" which means "a shortcut or easy passage at high tide between the mainland and

203-576: Is a salmon river flowing on North shore of Estuary of Saint Lawrence . It crosses the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina , in the Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region in the Côte-Nord , in the province of Quebec , Canada . The river flows from north to south for almost 100 kilometres (62 mi) between the Natashquan River in the west and Musquaro River in

232-518: Is crossed by the river Musquaro. The ghost hamlet Musquaro is at the mouth of the river (between La Romaine and Kegaska), on the site of an old trading post established around 1710 by the French. A second counter fur trade would be replaced in 1770. In 1780, the equivalent of the territory of Canton Musquaro was granted to the Company of Quebec Labrador. In 1803, the company transferred its operations rights to

261-639: Is one of the oldest highways in Canada. It passes through the Montérégie , Montreal , Lanaudière , Mauricie , Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec. In Montreal, Highway 138 runs via Sherbrooke Street , crosses the Pierre Le Gardeur Bridge to Charlemagne and remains a four-lane road until exiting Repentigny . This highway takes a more scenic route than the more direct Autoroute 40 between Montreal and Quebec City . It crosses

290-412: Is practiced on the lowest 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) in four pools that are influenced by the tides. The average weight of salmon caught is 2.5 to 4 kilograms (5.5 to 8.8 lb). The Leslie Foreman Fishing Club, named after a family from Nova Scotia who settled there in 1855, holds the exclusive fishing rights to the portion of the river up to Lake Kegaska, which is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from

319-619: The Newfoundland and Labrador border (connecting with Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Route 510 ), near Blanc-Sablon on the eastern end of the Côte-Nord. Blanc-Sablon is located on the north coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence near the entrance of the Strait of Belle Isle . A gap remains between Kegaska and Old Fort, through isolated communities accessible only by coastal ferry . On August 25, 2006,

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348-763: The Northwest Company . The Hudson's Bay Company acquires the rights in 1821; then definitely give up the post in 1925. Canton Musquaro (township) was proclaimed in 1869 by the Government of Quebec . Fish abound in the Musquaro River. The watershed is rich in wildfowl and furs animals. The name "River Musquaro" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the bank of place names in the Commission de toponymie du Quebec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec) Kegaska River The Kegaska River ( French : Rivière Kégaska )

377-500: The Saguenay River via a ferry which travels between Baie-Sainte-Catherine and Tadoussac ; in the event of a closure of this ferry, drivers must take a significant detour via Quebec Route 172 and Quebec Route 170 to the city of Saguenay in order to cross the river by bridge. From Tadoussac to Blanc-Sablon , at the beginning of the 20th century, the first routes of what would become Route 138 (formerly Route 15) were laid in

406-517: The "Baie du Français" (Bay of French Island) and crosses the "île de la Ligne du Télégraphe" (line of Telegraph Island). The river empties into the Bay Kauahinekaut, near Island Menahkunakat, Kahakaut and Mantuh, of the Washicoutai archipelago. This bay is between Tip Musquaro (west) and Tip Chicoutal (east). Musquaro Township, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) east of Havre-Saint-Pierre ,

435-566: The Gulf of St. Laurent, Pontbriand River , the villages of Baie-Johan-Beetz and Natashquan , etc. A second segment of about 17 km extends from Tête-à-la-Baleine's airport, east through Tête-à-la-Baleine , to the ferry terminal southeast of Tête-à-la-Baleine. There is also a 10.7 km roadway, la route Mecatina, from Mutton Bay to a ferry terminal in La Tabatière and continuing beyond. A third segment of Route 138 extends from Old Fort to

464-545: The Musquaro river is the Musquaro Lake including a bay in the south where is its mouth, which is about 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) in a direct line northeast of the village of Kebaska . This lake is 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) north of Lake Musquanousse, which discharges into the river Musquanousse. The mouth of the river Musquanousse is 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the mouth of the river Musquaro. The two rivers (Musquaro and Musquanousse) flow almost in parallel. Musquaro

493-714: The Quebec government announced a 10-year project to connect the two segments by building 425 km of highway along the Lower North Shore . In 2011, the Quebec government announced an additional $ 122 million investment for the project over five years as part of the Plan Nord . However, by 2013 difficulties ensued between the Quebec Ministry of Transport and the Pakatan Corporation, who was previously responsible for managing

522-400: The best hunting areas. Eider ducks, black ducks, bustards and wild geese make their nests here. There are also seabirds in fairly large numbers. The river is also full of fish. Salmon here are small, rarely exceeding ten pounds, and are never caught on the line. There is also a large quantity of trout, and whoever fishes for them, according to the surveyor Geo. Leclerc, can catch more than 150 in

551-580: The coastal plain. The mouth of the river is in the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina in the Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. Natashquan is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the river mouth. The small village of Kegashka and the harbor of Kegaska are 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) further east at the other end of Kagaska Bay. The sandy beaches are known as an area to observe birds and marine mammals, and to gather clams. In early 2009

580-408: The east. The river flows for about 80 kilometres (50 mi) through the hills, then meanders through the swampy lowlands before flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. There are several rapids and waterfalls. In the downstream section it flows through Lake Kegaska, which is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long and covers 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi). It then meanders down into the marshes of

609-661: The entire north shore of the St. Lawrence River past Montreal to the temporary eastern terminus in Kegashka on the Gulf of St. Lawrence . The western terminus is in Elgin , at the border with New York State south-west of Montreal (connecting with New York State Route 30 at the Trout River Border Crossing ). Part of this highway is known as the Chemin du Roy , or King's Highway, which

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638-530: The estuary. The first cabins of the Leslie Foreman outfitter are at the mouth of the river. The outfitter also has a cabin 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Kegaska near Lake Kegaska. This cabin could be reached by boat, but many portages would be needed. It is easier to reach the lake by float plane. Quebec Route 138 Route 138 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec , following

667-404: The funding for this project, leading to the termination of agreement between the two. By this time only 12 km of this road had been built, plus some additional engineering work and deforestation . The construction of two segments of the highway (Kegaska–La Romaine and Tête-à-la-Baleine–La Tabatière) was set to begin in 2019. A total of $ 232 million will be contributed to this project. In 2024

696-496: The installation of lookouts . Visual openness, proximity to an exceptional landscape, educational potential, as well as a tourist vocation play a determining role in the choice of sites. The arrangement of lookouts invites travelers to stop in safe observation places, close to the road, preferably elevated and exposed to the winds to avoid the presence of insects. Over the 150.5 km that separate Havre-Saint-Pierre and Pashashibou River , Route 138 offers visual openings towards

725-602: The islands". According to the Dictionnaire des rivières et lacs de la province de Québec (1914), Located on the north coast of the Saint Lawrence, 21 miles east of the large river Natashquan and 498 miles east of Quebec City , in the canton of Kégaska. It forms a beautiful bay that provides an excellent harbor for small vessels. Part of this bay is occupied by fishing families. There are good waterfalls on this river. The surveyor G. Leclerc (1910) took this river to be one of

754-466: The mid-1990s, the highway's eastern terminus was Havre-Saint-Pierre , but in 1996 the extension to Natashquan was completed. A 40 km gravel section between Natashquan and Kegaska opened on September 26, 2013, with the inauguration of a bridge across the Natashquan River . When planning Route 138, from Havre-Saint-Pierre to the Pashashibou River , the Quebec Ministry of Transport planned

783-492: The river begins at the outlet of Musquaro Lake; water then flows south and southwest from the Pointe de la Fourche. Then, heading south, it crosses Grand Lake and Lake Folding Camp John and continues south-east across the lake Bonenfant. On the following segments of its path, the river passes at "Pointe à la Loutre" (Musquaro Otter Point), crosses the "Bay of the third fall", crosses the "île des Rats Musqués" (Muskrats Island), crosses

812-560: The river in sub-regions 6n-T and 6m-T of the east spruce/moss subdomain. Along the river the vegetation is sparse due to the harsh climate and strong winds, and in some areas the gneiss and granite bedrock is exposed. In the past the Innu used the Kégaska River as a transportation corridor, then as a trade route during the fur trading period. In 1702 Augustin Le Gardeur de Courtemanche obtained

841-574: The vicinity of Sept-Îles . In 1961, a section was added from the Franquelin region to the tip of the Moisie River , some 20 kilometres east of Sept-Îles. On the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence , until 1976, there was no continuous route to go further east than the Moisie River. Only bits of paths here and there connect a few coastal villages to each other, Natashquan connects to Aguanish by

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