Assemetquagan River
| Assemetquagan River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Matapédia |
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Matapedia River 48°04′45″N 67°05′52″W / 48.07917°N 67.09778°WCoordinates: 48°04′45″N 67°05′52″W / 48.07917°N 67.09778°W |
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| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
The Assemetquagan River is a freshwater river in the Matapedia Valley, in Quebec, in Canada. Its water source lies within the Notre Dame Mountains, while it ends by flowing into the Matapedia River 20 kilometres (12 mi) North by Northwest of Matapédia, Quebec.
. This river runs through the regional county municipalities (RCM):
The Assemetquagan river rises in the section of Chic-Choc Mountains (part of the Notre Dame Mountains) and flows into the Matapedia River in 20 kilometres (12 mi) of Matapedia, Quebec. The river is part of the tourist region of Gaspésie in the tourist sub-region of Matapedia Valley.
The Assemetquagan River originates in mountainous areas in Fauvel (township), at the confluence of East Assemetquagan River and West Assemetquagan River, which drain northern mountains in the Zec Casault.
This confluence of two tributaries is located at:
Almost all over the Assemetquagan River is the southern boundary of the Zec Casault, except the last segment of 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) from the confluence.
From its source, the Assemetquagan river flows on 55.4 kilometres (34.4 mi), as follow segments:
Higher Courses of the river(segment of 26.0 kilometres (16.2 mi))
Lower river course(segment of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi))
The confluence of the river is located:
The river takes its name from the Mi'kmaq language and roughly translates as "sudden waterway on a curve."
The toponym "Assemetquagan River" was officialized on December 5, 1968 by Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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