Mingan River | |
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Native name | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | Minganie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 579 metres (1,900 ft) |
Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
• coordinates | 50°17′45″N 63°59′22″W / 50.295833°N 63.989444°W |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
Length | 117 kilometres (73 mi) |
Basin size | 2,330 square kilometres (900 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 66 cubic metres per second (2,300 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 16 cubic metres per second (570 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 149 cubic metres per second (5,300 cu ft/s) |
Mingan River (French: Rivière Mingan) is a 117-kilometre (73 mi) salmon river of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. It flows from north to south and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.