Marquette River

Marquette
Watershed of Saguenay River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Physical characteristics
SourceMarquette Lake
 • locationLac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, Le Domaine-du-Roy (RCM), Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
 • coordinates48°57′25″N 73°56′13″W / 48.95694°N 73.93694°W / 48.95694; -73.93694
 • elevation411 m (1,348 ft)
MouthAshuapmushuan Lake
 • location
Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, Le Domaine-du-Roy (RCM), Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
 • coordinates
49°11′24″N 73°47′48″W / 49.19000°N 73.79667°W / 49.19000; -73.79667
 • elevation
371 m (1,217 ft)
Length64.9 km (40.3 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left
  • (upstream)
  • outlet of lakes Licourt, Morangis,
  • Léning, Tarrane, Arvigna and Moncourt
  • outlet of lake Pelligard
  • Marquette River West
  • outlet of a set of lakes such Tiffaut,
  • Salettes, Pélussin and Polisot
  • outlet of lakes Pépieux and Haltère
  • outlet of lake Hugier
  • outlet of lakes such Shoupash, Lagrand and Bouley
  • outlet of a set of lakes such Merrant, Appy, Cauro,
  • Boisel, Loquast, des Pyrales, Loquast et Barabé
  • outlet of lakes Civin and Guilon.
 • right
  • (upstream)
  • outlet of lake du Méandre, lac Kaputshikananan, ruisseau Arlequin
  • outlet of lake Rougeau
  • oulet of lake Accroché
  • outlet of lake Nedde
  • outlet of lake Flassan
  • outlet of lakes des Sitelles, Abère, Monieux,
  • Fenols, Larpiniere, Buzon, Bâtonnet, Labarre,
  • Pivin, Gurat and Ringuet
  • outlet of lake Glénac
  • outlet of lake du lac Violon
  • outlet of lake Illinois.

Marquette River is a tributary of Ashuapmushuan Lake, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, into the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Le Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region from Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Marquette River runs successively in the townships of Châteauford, Cramahé and Aigremont. The central part of the river flows through the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.

The Forest Road R0212 (East-West) intersects the upper portion of the Marquette River. The route 167 connecting Chibougamau to Saint-Félicien, Québec passes on the north-east shore of the Normandin River and the Northeast side of Ashuapmushuan Lake.

The surface of the Marquette River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-11.