The Barrière River (French: Rivière Barrière) is a tributary of the Des Quinze Lake, flowing in the municipality of Rémigny, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue administrative region, Quebec, Canada.
| Barrière | |
|---|---|
 Barrière River at Remigny | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Municipality | Rémigny |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Rémigny Lake |
| • location | Rémigny |
| • coordinates | 47°45′50″N 79°12′55″W / 47.76389°N 79.21528°W |
| • elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Mouth | Des Quinze River |
• location | Rémigny |
• coordinates | 47°45′20″N 79°12′24″W / 47.75556°N 79.20667°W |
• elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Length | 1.0 km (0.62 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Des Quinze Lake→ Ottawa River→ St. Lawrence River→ Gulf of St. Lawrence |
Recreational tourism activities are the main economic activity of the sector; agriculture, second.
Annually, the surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to late April, however, the period of safe ice circulation is usually from mid-December to early April.
Geography
editThe hydrographic slopes near the Barrière River are:
- North side: Rémigny Lake, Barrier Lake;
- East side: Des Quinze Lake (Tigre Bay), Lac Lebret, Beaumesnil Lake;
- South side: Des Quinze Lake (Barrière Bay), Ottawa River;
- West side: Prévost Lake, Wright Creek, Burwash Creek.
The Barriere River has its source on the south shore of Rémigny Lake (length: 23.8 kilometres (14.8 mi); altitude: 266 metres (873 ft)) in the southern part of the town of Rémigny.
From its source, the Barrière River flows over 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) according to the following segments:
- 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) Southeast passing the west side of the village of Rémigny to the bridge over the Barrière River;
- 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) Northeast from the west side of the village to its mouth.[2]
The Barrière River flows on the North shore of the Des Quinze Lake. This mouth is located at:
- 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Barriere Lake;
- 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) South of the bridge over the Barrière River to the village of Rémigny;
North of the mouth of the Quinze Lake;
- 29.1 kilometres (18.1 mi) Northeast of Lake Timiskaming.[2]
Toponymy
editThe term "Barrière" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Barrière River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of the Commission.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Atlas of Canada
- ^ a b Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada
- ^ fiche.aspx?no_seq=3658 Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Barrière River"