Romaine River
| Romaine River | |
| Rivière Romaine | |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Source | Unnamed wilderness |
| - elevation | 685 m (2,247 ft) |
| - coordinates | 52°52′20″N 63°36′55″W / 52.87222°N 63.61528°W |
| Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| - location | About 15 km west of Havre-Saint-Pierre |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 50°18′08″N 63°48′12″W / 50.30222°N 63.80333°WCoordinates: 50°18′08″N 63°48′12″W / 50.30222°N 63.80333°W |
| Length | 496 km (308 mi) |
| Basin | 14,350 km2 (5,540 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 340 m3/s (12,010 cu ft/s) |
The Romaine River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is 496 kilometres (308 mi) long. It is not to be confused with the Olomane River that is 220 kilometres (140 mi) to the east and had the same name for a long time.
The Romaine River has its source on the boundary between the Atlantic and Saint Lawrence watersheds, and flows first through a series of lakes, including Long, Marc, Brûlé (Burnt), Lavoie, Anderson, and Lozeau. This portion of the river to just past the confluence with Uauahkue Patauan Creek forms the disputed boundary between Quebec and Labrador. Then it flows in a mostly southerly direction until a dozen miles from the coast where it takes a sharp turn to the west, flowing through a series of swampy waterlogged small lakes. The Romaine River drains into the Jacques Cartier Strait, opposite the Mingan Archipelago, that is part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
The name Romaine, in use since the end of the 19th century, is a French adaptation of the Native American term Ouraman or Ulaman as noted by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin in 1685, while Jacques-Nicolas Bellin wrote Ramane on his map of 1744. It comes from unaman, meaning "vermilion" or "red ochre". Deposits of this material are found on the banks of the Olomane River.
The significant tributaries of the Romaine River are (in upstream order):
The Romaine River is being developed by Hydro-Québec for hydro-electric power generation. Construction started in 2009 on a new hydroelectric plant, along with four rock-filled dams and a 150 kilometres (93 mi) long access road, that will take 11 years to build at an estimated cost of C$6.5 billion. Called "the biggest construction project in Canada", the project will employ an estimated 2000 people between 2012 and 2016, and create some C$3.5 billion in economic spinoffs.
The final project will include four new power plants with a total installed capacity of more than 1550 MW and an average annual production of 7.5 TWh per year:
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