Rouge River (rivière au Saumon)
| Rouge River | |
|---|---|
Rouge River upstream from the Fontainebleau road bridge. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality and Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two mountain streams |
| • location | Milan |
| • coordinates | 45°36′56″N 71°09′32″W / 45.61556°N 71.15889°W |
| • elevation | 509 m (1,670 ft) |
| Mouth | Saint-François River |
• location | Lingwick |
• coordinates | 45°38′27″N 71°22′36″W / 45.64083°N 71.37667°W |
• elevation | 250 metres (820 ft) |
| Length | 26.3 km (16.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rivière au Saumon, Saint-François River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) 2 streams, mountain stream. |
| • right | (upstream) Ferré stream, 5 streams. |
The Rivière Rouge is a tributary of the rivière au Saumon. This river flows in the municipalities of Milan (MRC Le Granit Regional County Municipality) and Lingwick (MRC) Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Estrie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; agriculture, second.
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.