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19-765: The Saint-Augustin River has its source in the mountains of Labrador, and winds south to Saint-Augustin Bay. 109 kilometres (68 mi) of the 238 kilometres (148 mi) main channel is in Labrador. Major tributaries include Matse River, Michaels River, Rivière à la Mouche and Rivière Saint-Augustin Nord-Ouest. The Saint-Augustin Northwest River joins the Saint-Augustin River 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) upstream from its mouth. The mouth of

38-628: Is 0 to 1.2 °C (32.0 to 34.2 °F), ranging from −16.5 to −12.8 °C (2.3 to 9.0 °F) in January to 13.9 to 15.2 °C (57.0 to 59.4 °F) in July. Annual total precipitation is 1,005.4–1,122.4 millimetres (39.58–44.19 in). From the river mouth it is possible to see a wide variety of sea birds as well as seals and whales. The St. Augustine Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a nesting area for seagull , tern , ring-billed gull , herring gull , penguin , black guillemot and common eider . The river

57-593: Is recognized as an Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) river. The Pourvoirie Kecarpoui arranges fishing/camping expeditions that include the Véco , Kécarpoui , Saint-Augustin, Coxipi , Chécatica and Napetipi rivers. Saint-Augustin, C%C3%B4te-Nord, Quebec Saint-Augustin ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿oɡystɛ̃] ) is a municipality and settlement in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in

76-435: The 2021 Canadian census was 3,382. Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and the neighbouring Minganie Regional County Municipality are grouped into the single census division of Minganie–Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent (known as Minganie–Basse-Côte-Nord before 2010). The combined population at the 2021 census was 9,849. Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality was created in July 2010, replacing Basse-Côte-Nord , which

95-847: The Côte-Nord region of Quebec , Canada, known by its large English-speaking population as St. Augustine . Its territory stretches along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence , whereas the settlement itself is located on a peninsula in the Saint Augustin Bay at the mouth of the Saint-Augustin River. On the opposite shore of this river is the Innu settlement of Pakuashipi . The majority of its inhabitants are Métis , descendants of Inuit and Europeans, many of whom still practice subsistence activities such as hunting, fishing, wood cutting, trapping and wild berry gathering, using both traditional and modern technologies. The area

114-593: The Gulf of Saint Lawrence between the Natashquan River and the Newfoundland and Labrador border. It has a total area of 48,146.88 square kilometres (18,589.61 sq mi) according to Quebec's Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire (which includes coastal, lake, and river water territory), and a land area of 40,686.75 square kilometres (15,709.24 sq mi) according to Statistics Canada . The population from

133-471: The Municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and was incorporated as the Municipality of Saint-Augustin in 1992, becoming effective on January 1, 1993. List of former mayors: Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of far-eastern Quebec , Canada . It includes all communities along

152-517: The RCM: Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: There are a number of large rivers that flow in a generally north–south direction through Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent to enter the Gulf. Near the coast the river basins tend to narrow in towards the river mouth, and between their mouths are areas that drain into

171-579: The basins of the Kécarpoui River to the west and the Coxipi River to the east. 40.4% of the watershed is in Labrador. The Quebec portion is partly in the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina and partly in the municipality of Saint-Augustin. The Pakuashipi Innu community is in the river basin. The Saint-Augustin River has Strahler number 7. The headwaters of the main channel form at an elevation of 570 metres (1,870 ft). The maximum elevation in

190-542: The indigenous people because of it is shallow and the sandbars in its mouth are unstable. The name Saint-Augustin was given to the river in the 18th century, and then to the village on the east shore of its mouth. The name may refer to Augustin d'Hippone, a priest, or to Augustin le Gardeur de Courtemanche (1663–1717), first concessionaire of a strip of land that extended "from the river called Kegaska to that named Kesesakion". The Saint-Augustin River basin covers 9,892 square kilometres (3,819 sq mi). It lies between

209-618: The remaining indigenous people, and their descendants, the Métis, occupied at one point some 40 different fishing communities on the shores of the area's numerous islands and bays, including Spoon Cove, Anse du Portage, Havre Saint-Augustin, and Ile Saint-Augustin. In 1870, the trading post , then owned by the Hudson's Bay Company , was rebuilt and became the site of thriving hunting, fishing, and trading business. In 1893, its post office opened. By 1986, Saint-Augustin had 833 inhabitants. It separated from

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228-584: The river is in the municipality of Saint-Augustin in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. At the mouth of the river the Pakuashipi ("sand river") Innu community is on the west shore and the village of Saint-Augustine is spread over hills on the east shore. The two communities are accessible only by sea or air. A barge is used to carry goods across the river, and a hovercraft takes passengers. A new barge

247-506: The villages that are spread out along its 375 kilometres (233 mi) shoreline of the gulf. Except for Blanc-Sablon, all communities are only accessible by boat or plane, although Quebec Route 138 is being planned to extend all along the coast. Since the early 1990s, the region's commercial fishing industry has seen a steep decline, but a tourism industry is being developed to promote hunting and fishing outfitters, among other activities. There are 6 subdivisions and one native reserve within

266-432: The watershed in 592 metres (1,942 ft), and the average elevation is 342 metres (1,122 ft). The river drops about 460 metres (1,510 ft) in the Labrador section, then drops only 100 metres (330 ft) in the last 120 kilometres (75 mi). A hydrometric station recorded flows from 1967 to 1982. Mean annual flows ranged from 146 to 207 cubic metres per second (5,200 to 7,300 cu ft/s). Minimum flow in

285-487: The winter was 10.8 cubic metres per second (380 cu ft/s) and maximum flow in May/June was 2,040 cubic metres per second (72,000 cu ft/s). A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the river in sub-regions 6o-T, 6n-T and 6m-S of the east spruce/moss subdomain. Land cover in the watershed is 74.3% forest, 12.9% non-forest vegetation, 3.1% barren, 1.3% wetlands and 8% water. Average daily mean temperature

304-405: Was a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality . It is territorially much larger than Basse-Côte-Nord was, because at the time of its creation it received the (uninhabited) Petit-Mécatina unorganized territory in a transfer from Minganie Regional County Municipality. Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality is characterized by the absence of road connections between

323-457: Was due to be delivered in 2020. The free passenger ferry takes five minutes to make the 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) crossing, but only runs between April and December. After the river has frozen over it can be crossed by snowmobile over the "Route Blanche" ice bridge. Louis Jolliet (1645–1700) called the river Pegouasiou, and Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin (1650–1712) called it Pegouachiou, meaning "deceptive river", probably given that name by

342-469: Was granted the land concession "from the river called Kegaska up to the one named Kesesakion" for a period of 10 years and who was the King's Commander of the Labrador coast in 1714. The place experienced a slow growth until the lower North Shore was opened to settlement circa 1820, attracting English, American, Quebec, and Newfoundland fishing families to its rich stocks of seal, salmon and cod. They mixed with

361-416: Was originally inhabited by Innu and Inuit tribes, who were mostly displaced once Europeans began to exploit the area. In the late 17th century, a French post may have been established on Vieux Poste Island. Circa 1720, a trading post was established around which the settlement formed. It was first identified as Saint-Augustin–Saguenay, named after Augustin le Gardeur de Courtemanche (1663–1717) who in 1702

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