Mingan River
| Mingan River | |
|---|---|
Beach in the river's estuary | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 579 metres (1,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
• coordinates | 50°17′45″N 63°59′22″W / 50.295833°N 63.989444°W |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 117 kilometres (73 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,330 square kilometres (900 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 66 cubic metres per second (2,300 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 16 cubic metres per second (570 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 149 cubic metres per second (5,300 cu ft/s) |
Mingan River (French: Rivière Mingan) is a 117-kilometre (73 mi) salmon river of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. It flows from north to south and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.