Barrière River (Quinze Lake)

The Barrière River (French: Rivière Barrière) is a tributary of the Quinze Lake (Témiscamingue), flowing in the municipality of Rémigny, Quebec, in the Regional County Municipality (MRC ) of Temiscamingue, in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue administrative region, Quebec, Canada.

Barrière
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Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
Physical characteristics
SourceRémigny Lake
 • locationRémigny, Quebec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
 • coordinates47°45′50″N 79°12′55″W
 • elevation266 m (873 ft)
MouthDes Quinze River
 • location
Rémigny, Quebec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
 • coordinates
47°45′20″N 79°12′24″W
 • elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Length1.0 km (0.62 mi)[1]

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

The hydrographic slopes near the Barrière River are:

  • North side: Rémigny Lake, Barrier Lake;
  • East side: Quinze Lake (Temiscamingue) (Tigre Bay), Lac Lebret, Beaumesnil Lake;
  • South side: Quinze Lake (Temiscamingue) (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, Quebec 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 Quinze Lake (Témiscamingue). 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, Quebec;

North of the mouth of the Quinze Lake;

  • 29.1 kilometres (18.1 mi) Northeast of Timiskaming Lake.[2]

Toponymy

The 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

References
  1. Atlas of Canada
  2. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada
  3. fiche.aspx?no_seq=3658 Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Barrière River"
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