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For other uses, see Gatineau (disambiguation). Gatineau can mean Gatineau, a city in Quebec Canada Gatineau (electoral district, a federal riding in the city of Gatineau Quebec
The upper Gatineau River.
The upper Gatineau River.
Map of the Ottawa River drainage basin showing the Gatineau River
Map of the Ottawa River drainage basin showing the Gatineau River

The Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The Baskatong Reservoir (Réservoir Baskatong is a man-made lake in western Quebec, Canada. This is about the river in Canada For other uses see Ottawa River (disambiguation. Gatineau ( 2006 census population 242124 is a city in western Quebec, Canada. The river is 386 km (240 miles) long and drains an area of 23,700 km². To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions  Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here

While it has been said that the river's name comes from Nicolas Gatineau, a fur trader who is said to have drowned in the river in 1683, the local Indian tribe, the Algonquin Anicinabek, assert that the name comes from their language. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. The Algonquins (or Algonkins) are an aboriginal North American people speaking Algonquin, an Anishinaabe language. Anishinaabe or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek (which is the plural form of the word is a self-description often used by the Odawa, Ojibwe The name they give the river is "Te-nagàdino-zìbi", which means "The River that Stops [One's Journey]".

Interestingly, the geography of the area was altered with the construction of the Baskatong Reservoir, and it is still possible to travel upstream on the Gatineau and reach a point where a small portage will bring you to the headwaters of the Ottawa River. The Ottawa River then flows northwest and turns south where it eventually flows more easterly and connects with the Gatineau.

The river flows through the communities of:

A covered wooden bridge over the river at Wakefield, built in 1915, was destroyed by arson in 1984, but has been rebuilt. Maniwaki is a town north of Gatineau and located north-west of Montreal Quebec, Canada Low is a township municipality in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada Wakefield is a village on the western shore of the Gatineau River, at the confluence of the La Pêche River in the Outaouais region of Quebec Chelsea is a municipality located immediately north of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and about 15 minutes

The Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Railway, a tourist steam train follows the old train route up the Gatineau valley to Wakefield. The Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Railway is a Heritage railway in Quebec Canada running tourist trains through the scenic Gatineau Hills and beside the Gatineau A steam locomotive is a Locomotive powered by Steam. The term usually refers to its use on Railways but can also refer to a "road locomotive"

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History

This river was an important transportation corridor for native people of the region and early explorers. On June 4, 1613, Samuel de Champlain passed here while travelling on the Ottawa River to L'Isle-aux-Allumettes. Samuel de Champlain (c 1575 - 25 December 1635) "The Father of New France " was a French navigator geographer cartographer L'Isle-aux-Allumettes is a municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality Quebec, Canada He wrote:

We passed near a river coming from the north, where a people called "Algoumequins" can be found, which drains into the great St-Lawrence River, three leagues downstream from the Saint-Louis Falls, makes an island of nearly forty leagues, and which is not large but filled with an indefinite number of falls which are very difficult to pass. Sometimes, these people use this river to avoid meeting their enemies, knowing that they will not seek them in such difficult accessible places.

He noted this "river coming from the north" but did not give its name.

According to the Bulletin des recherches historiques (1895), the land-surveyor Noël Beaupré wrote an official report on the river on February 3, 1721, but without naming it, leaving it unclear if its current name was in use in the 18th century.

In 1783, in a report to the governor Frederick Haldimand, lieutenant David Jones called the river by the name "River Lettinoe". Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB ( August 11, 1718 &ndash June 5, 1791) was a British army officer and governor According to Lucien Brault (History of Pointe-Gatineau, 1948), this would be the first written reference to the name Gatineau. On the charts of his account from 1830, but recalling events from the beginning of the 19th century, the traveller and fur trader Jean-Baptiste Perrault called the river "nàgàtinong" or "àgatinung".

On a plan of the Rideau Canal, drawn by lieutenant-colonel John By in 1831, the river is called "Gatteno". The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston Lieutenant-Colonel John By (probably 7 August 1779 &ndash 1 February 1836) was an English military engineer best remembered for Finally, "R. Gatineau" appears on the chart of William Henderson in 1831, and on the one of Thomas Guesses, in 1861.

This name recollects the memory of a fur trader from the 17th century, Nicolas Gatineau or Gastineau. Inhabitant of Trois-Rivières, he had traded near a river located between the Ottawa and Saint-Maurice Rivers, which was then customarily called river of Gatineau. Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor But according to Raymond Douville, at the end of the 17th century Louis (1674-1750) and Jean-Baptiste (1671-1750), sons of Nicolas, established a trading post, or just a supply post, on a point located at the mouth of the river, site of the future Point-Gatineau. Therefore the toponym given to the river is more likely a credit to the Gatineau sons than to Nicolas. [1]

From the 19th century up until the second half of the 20th century, the river was used to transport logs to sawmills near the mouth of the river. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters Philemon Wright and his descendants played an important role in the development of the lumber industry in the Gatineau valley. Philemon Wright ( September 3, 1760 &ndash June 3, 1839) was a farmer and entrepreneur In more recent times, with declining quality in the forests of the region, logs are used for pulp and paper. Wood pulp is a dry fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating the fibers which make up Wood.

The river has been extensively dammed and is an important source of hydroelectric power. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water In the spring of 1974, there was extensive flooding along the Gatineau. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

Tributaries

Tributaries of the Gatineau River include:

References

  1. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec

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See also

Here is a list of Rivers in Quebec. Hudson Bay watershed Rivers flowing into James Bay and Hudson Bay, listed from
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