Dumoine River
| Dumoine River (Rivière Dumoine) | |
 Dumoine River near river kilometer 55
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| Country | Canada |
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| State | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Source | Machin Lake |
| - location | Réservoir-Dozois, Quebec |
| - coordinates | 47°16′19″N 77°53′0″W / 47.27194°N 77.88333°W |
| Mouth | Ottawa River |
| - location | west of Rapides-des-Joachims |
| - coordinates | 46°12′55″N 77°50′57″W / 46.21528°N 77.84917°WCoordinates: 46°12′55″N 77°50′57″W / 46.21528°N 77.84917°W |
| Length | 129 km (80 mi) |
| Basin | 5,380 km2 (2,077 sq mi) |
The Dumoine River is a river in western Quebec with its source in Machin Lake near La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve. From Dumoine Lake, the river flows almost due south off the Canadian Shield and empties into the Ottawa River, just west of Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec, or Rolphton, Ontario. The river is 129 kilometres (80 mi) long and drains a watershed of 5,380 square kilometres (2,080 sq mi) (source: Atlas of Canada). This relatively short river compared to its drainage area indicates that the Dumoine has a strong current and many steep-gradient rapids.
Primarily known today for its white water canoeing and fishing, the river has a rich history from the native Indian era to exploration, fur trading, and logging. Development is minimal along the river. Occasionally the river is crossed by logging roads but between river kilometres 20 and 30 are several cottages.
This river is often grouped together with the Noire and Coulonge Rivers as three of a kind. All three are in the same area, have similar characteristics, and are very popular with whitewater canoers.
The river is named after the French family of Le Moynes.
For almost its entire length, the Dumoine River forms the boundary between the Pontiac and Témiscamingue regional county municipalities.
The Algonquins named it Cakawitopikak Sipi and Ekonakwasi Sipi which means Alder River (for its many alders that line the river on both sides) and Desire River respectively. A map of 1755 by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin shows the name Acounagousin. Lotter, in 1762, and Carver, in 1776, named it likewise and they identify Lake Caouinagamic as its source.
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