Causapscal River | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Matapedia River |
Length | 60.9 km (37.8 mi) |
The Causapscal River (/koʊzɑːpskæl/) is a waterway of 61.0 kilometres (37.9 mi) located in the [[Matapedia Valley], in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, in administrative regions of Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary to the Matapedia River; the name where these two meet is called Les Fourches stream pool.
The course of the Causapscal rive irrigates successively the following townships:
This river of the Matapédia Valley empties ont East bank of Matapédia River, in the earth of the city of Causapscal, at the level of « Les Fourches » salmon pit.
Causapscal river rises in the Dunière Wildlife Sanctuary, bordering the cantons of Catalonia (township) and La Verendrye (township). This source is located in the Chic-Choc Mountains (part of the Notre Dame Mountains).
This source is located in the La Verendrye (township):
From its source, the course of the Causapscal river flows 73.4 kilometres (45.6 mi) divided into the following segments:
Upper Courses of the river(segment of 43.6 kilometres (27.1 mi))
Lower course of the river (segment of 29.8 kilometres (18.5 mi))
This confluence is located:
Causapscal river is famous for salmon sportive fishing by wading and/or by canoe. River has 31 kilometres (19 mi) open to fishing, divided into 25 salmon pits in two fishing quota sectors.[3]
Causapscal River contains large Atlantic salmon specimens that can weight up to Template:Unit[4]. According to GRRMP, between 450 and 600 salmons go up the river annually[4]. The river is divided in two sectors for fishing quotas. The first contains 11 pits and extends 11 kilometres (6.8 mi). The second sector contains 14 pits and extends 20 kilometres (12 mi). There can be four poles each day in each sector [4]. Access rights are drawn.
Salmon pits | Municipality |
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Sector 1 | |
2th Mille | Causapscal |
3th Mille | Causapscal |
4th Mille | Causapscal |
Bas Jumeau (Lower Twin) | Causapscal |
Jumeau | Causapscal |
Des Aulnes | Causapscal |
Du Vieux Camp | Causapscal |
De la Grande Grève | Causapscal |
De l'Île du 7e Mille | Causapscal |
Du Pont du Huit-Mille | Causapscal |
De l'Île du 7e Mille | Causapscal |
Sector 2 | |
De la Dernière Chance (From Last Chance) | Causapscal |
Du Grand Remous | Causapscal |
Neese | Causapscal |
Potvin | Lac-Casault |
Florence | Lac-Casault |
Castonguay | Lac-Casault |
Du 11e Mille | Lac-Casault |
Du Bateau | Lac-Casault |
Des Chutes | Lac-Casault |
White Horse | Lac-Casault |
Du Pont des Falls | Lac-Casault |
Du Camp Draveurs | Lac-Casault |
Bas Martel | Lac-Casault |
Martel | Lac-Casault |
The term Causapscal is related to a dozain of toponyms in the Matapedia Valley.
The toponyme "Causapscal River" was officialized on December 5th 1968 by Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Place Names Board).[5]
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Catégorie:Cours d'eau du Bas-Saint-Laurent