Escuminac River


The River Escuminac flows through the regional county municipality of Avignon Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, in Quebec, in Canada. The Escuminac River crosses the municipal territories of:
Over the last five kilometers of its course, the little valley of the Escuminac River widens, forming a green plain, where agriculture was practiced by the first inhabitants of the municipality of Escuminac, arranged on the North shore of the Bay of Escuminac, near the confluence of the river.
The Escuminac River is a tributary of the North shore of the Escuminac Bay located at the confluence of the Restigouche River; this bay opens to the East on the Chaleur Bay. The latter in turn opens to the East in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The lower part of the Escuminac River is accessible by "East Escuminac road" along the Escuminac River from route 132 ; or either by Escuminac Northwest road to the hamlet Escuminac North. From the "fork Cellard", the upper part of the river is accessible by forest roads, one of which runs along the bottom and middle of the North Escuminac River (Quebec).

Geography

The Escuminac River originates from mountain streams at above sea level in the Fauvel (township), in the unorganized territory Rivière-Nouvelle, Quebec. This source is located at:
  • West of the boundary of Vallée (township);
  • Northwest from the confluence of the Escuminac River.
The Escuminac River flows Southeast, on the East side of the Assemetquagan River, and the West side of the Nouvelle River and Little Nouvelle River.
From its source, the course of the river flows on following these segments:
Upper Courses of the river
  • to the South, up to a creek ;
  • Southward, up to Rachel Brook ;
  • Southward, up to Patrica stream ;
  • to the South, up to the confluence of the "Ravine of the Riviere du Loup";
  • to the Southeast, up to Big Creek ;
  • to the Southwest, up to the boundary of Vallée (township);
  • to the South in the Vallée (township), up to Falls Creek ;
  • to the Southwest, up to the limit of Mann (township);
  • to the South in the Mann (township), up to the stream of canyon Hells ;
  • to the Southeast, up to the stream of Quinn canyon ;
Lower course of the river
  • to the Northeast, up to the Burnt Land stream ;
  • to the Southeast, up to Dawson Creek ;
  • Eastward up to Cassidy canyon ;
  • Eastward up to the border of Nouvelle (township) ;
  • to the Northeast, up to the confluence of the North Escuminac River (Quebec) ;
  • to the East, up to the confluence of the stream of La Garde ;
  • to the Southeast, up to the highway bridge of the hamlet Escuminac North;
  • to the Southeast, up to the highway bridge;
  • Southward, up to the Route 132;
  • to the South, passing under the railway bridge of Canadian National Railway, up to the confluence of the river.
The Escuminac River empties into a little bay on the North shore of the Bay of Escuminac, located at the confluence of the Restigouche River. At low tide, the sandstone at the confluence of the Escuminac River extends up to in the Bay of Escuminac.
The confluence of the Escuminac River is located at:

Toponymy

The "Micmac" designate that river "Nipitua'qaneg river", meaning "place bushy" or "which shoots in flight."
In 1815, the surveyor Bouchette meant that stream "Semenac R". On an 1845 map, the mount is called "Mt. Scaumenac ". The current form was approved in 1918 by the Geographic Board
The toponym "Escuminac River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec

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