Peribonka River Rivière Péribonka | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed wilderness |
• location | Just west of the Otish Mountains |
• coordinates | 52°16′17″N 70°48′38″W / 52.27139°N 70.81056°W |
• elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Mouth | Lac Saint-Jean |
• location | Town of Péribonka |
• coordinates | 48°44′49″N 72°06′13″W / 48.74694°N 72.10361°W |
• elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
Length | 451 km (280 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 28,200 km2 (10,900 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 635 m3/s (22,400 cu ft/s)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Peribonka Power Station |
• average | 438 m3/s (15,500 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
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The Peribonka River (French: Rivière Péribonka) is a river emptying in Sainte-Monique, in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area in Quebec, Canada. It is 451 kilometres (280 mi) long and drains an area of 28,200 square kilometres (10,900 sq mi).[1] It drains into Lac Saint-Jean at Pointe-Taillon National Park and is the largest tributary of this lake. The town of Péribonka is located on the north shore of Lac St-Jean at the river's mouth.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism activities, second; hydroelectricity, third.
The surface of the Péribonka River is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, but it is generally safe to drive on the ice from mid-December to the end of March.