The Rivière aux Outardes or Outardes River is a river in Quebec , Canada . The river originates in the Otish Mountains , and flows in a southerly direction for its entire course. It passes through Lake Plétipi and Burnt Islands Lake ( Îles Brûlées ), and widens about midway to form the large Outardes 4 Reservoir. It drains into Outardes Bay of the Saint Lawrence River , about 20 kilometers (12 mi) southwest of Baie-Comeau .
5-560: (Redirected from Rivière-aux-Outardes ) Rivière aux Outardes or Rivière-aux-Outardes (French for "Geese River") may refer to the following rivers and place all in Quebec, Canada: Rivière aux Outardes (North Shore) , river in Côte-Nord region Rivière aux Outardes (Chateauguay River) , a stream in Montérégie Rivière aux Outardes Est ,
10-598: A tributary of above Rivière aux Outardes (Saguenay River) , a stream in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Rivière-aux-Outardes, Quebec , an unorganized territory in Côte-Nord See also [ edit ] Outarde (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
15-654: The Outardes River widens and flows over a sandbar, making it extremely shallow. There are several islands in Outardes Bay of which the most notable are White Island ( île Blanche ), a rock of white granite 23 meters (75 ft) high, and Mine Island ( île de la Mine ), a bare red rock reaching 15 meters (49 ft) high. The river was first called Cane or Caen River by Jean Alfonse in 1544. The name riviere aux Outardes came in use following its appearance on maps by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin in 1744 and 1764. English maps from
20-532: The end of the 18th century and early 19th century would show "Bustard River", as a translation of the archaic French word bistarde or oustarde . Today outardes is the Canadian French word for Canada geese . The indigenous Innu called the river Pirebistibit, Peritibistokou, Pletipishtuk , or Piletipîstuk Shipu which means "partridge river". Among its significant tributaries are: The river has been developed for hydro-electric power generation as part of
25-425: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rivière_aux_Outardes&oldid=955558545 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rivi%C3%A8re aux Outardes (North Shore) At its mouth,
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