Sainte-Marguerite River (Sept-Îles)
| Sainte-Marguerite River | |
|---|---|
Sainte-Marguerite river, upstream of Sainte-Marguerite 2 Dam | |
| Native name | Rivière Sainte-Marguerite (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 50°08′34″N 66°35′48″W / 50.14278°N 66.59666°W |
| Length | 316 kilometres (196 mi) |
| Basin size | 6,190 square kilometres (2,390 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Jean-Pierre EGTQL Kausseshkau EJWHK Dumais EJBKD |
| • right | Montagne Blanche EHHOR Tabac EIFQZ Cacaouii EFSGL Coulée EIPAN Petite Coulée EFZXR Charles EFWCY Ferrée EGITD Valin EIKAP Valin Ouest EIKAR |
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| MNR Id | EJGWT |
The Sainte-Marguerite River (French: Rivière Sainte-Marguerite, pronounced [ʁivjɛʁ sɛ̃t maʁɡəʁit]; Saint Margaret River) is a 316 kilometres (196 mi) long river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the west of Sept-Îles. There are traces of human activity along the river from 4,000 years ago. Pulp and paper exploitation in the river basin began in the early 20th century, followed by mining. The river has a large hydroelectric power dam, the Denis-Perron dam, that contains a reservoir that is 140 kilometres (87 mi) long.