Rivière au Saumon (Le Haut-Saint-François)
| Rivière au Saumon | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Weedon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Danger |
| • location | Weedon |
| • coordinates | 45°19′42″N 71°00′21″W / 45.32833°N 71.00583°W |
| • elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Mouth | Saint-François River |
• location | Weedon |
• coordinates | 45°40′58″N 71°26′43″W / 45.68278°N 71.44528°W |
• elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Length | 77.0 km (47.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saint-François River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) 10 streams, Bown stream, 7 streams, Dutch stream, stream, Prévost stream, Galt stream, Paul stream, Labbé stream, Mining stream, Beauregard stream, Desautels stream, Audet stream, mountain stream. |
| • right | (upstream) Lac à la Truite outlet, stream, outlet of several small lakes, stream, McGill stream, 6 streams, Dell stream, Rouge River (rivière au Saumon) (McLeod stream), Mountain stream, Girard stream, Fortier stream, Thomas stream, Boutin stream, Chesham River, Morin Creek. |
The rivière au Saumon (English: Salmon River) is a tributary of Saint-François River, flowing in administrative region of Estrie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river successively crosses the following municipalities:
- Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC): municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois;
- Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC): municipalities of La Patrie, Hampden, Lingwick and Weedon.
Besides the village areas, forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley.
The surface of the Salmon River is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.