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30-651: The Aux Rochers River is in Port-Cartier , Sept-Rivières. It empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the town of Port-Cartier . One of its tributaries, the Gravel River , is sometimes also called the Aux Rochers River. The Gravel flows south to the long Lake Walker . The Aux Rochers River proper leaves the south end of Lake Walker and flows southeast for a further 30 kilometres (19 mi). The river

60-430: A distance of 161 kilometres (100 mi), with a drop over this length of 585 metres (1,919 ft). The average annual flow at its mouth is about at 111 cubic metres per second (3,900 cu ft/s), ranging from a peak of 248 cubic metres per second (8,800 cu ft/s) to a minimum of 27.7 cubic metres per second (980 cu ft/s). On the coastal plain the Aux Rochers River meanders slightly, then follows

90-558: A rectilinear course where it has cut into the layer of glaciomarine sediments. The main tributaries are the Gravel , Schmon , Pasteur and MacDonald . Generally the rivers have angular courses, since their valleys follow the network of fractures of the bedrock. However, some rivers meander through their alluvial sediments in wide valleys in the center of the watershed. Falls include the Noyés Falls at 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from

120-490: A scenic place and tourist destination as it has various areas of rapids and small falls. There are two protected areas that cover 14.3% of the watershed combined. The Larry Lake Old Forest , between the Ronald and MacDonald Rivers, covers an area of 8.33 square kilometres (3.22 sq mi). It was created in 2005, and is an exceptional forest ecosystem of IUCN category III. The proposed Lake Pasteur Biodiversity Reserve

150-519: A slender lacustrine basin 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) long by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide with bays and sandbanks, an extension of the Lake Walker basin. The surrounding terraces are formed of sandy materials of deltaic origin. These deposits were laid down during glacial decay in the Holocene . The southern extension forms a narrow and winding basin 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long cut into

180-507: A sport fishing catch-and-release program for large salmon on sixteen of Quebec's 118 salmon rivers. These were the Mitis , Laval , Pigou , Bouleau , Aux Rochers, Jupitagon , Magpie , Saint-Jean , Corneille , Piashti , Watshishou , Little Watshishou , Nabisipi , Aguanish and Natashquan rivers. The Quebec Atlantic Salmon Federation said that the measures did not go nearly far enough in protecting salmon for future generations. In view of

210-558: A wilderness area and may be used for relaxation, fishing or hunting. The name Quatre Lieues refers to the location of the lake, which is four leagues, or 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west of Shelter Bay, Quebec . Lake Quatre Lieues is in the unorganized territory of Lac-Walker in the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality of the Côte-Nord administrative region of Quebec. It

240-420: Is 15 by 0.5 kilometres (9.32 by 0.31 mi). In total, lakes cover 8.46% of the watershed. Wetlands cover 0.71% of watershed, mainly on the coastal plain with its flat relief and fine sediments. Large lakes include: In the southern half of the watershed Lake Walker covers 42.5 square kilometres (16.4 sq mi). It is almost 32 kilometres (20 mi) long and under 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide. It

270-476: Is a magnificent place for relaxation, fishing, hunting and boating. The Port-Cartier–Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve offers chalet rentals for hunting and fishing in the Quatre-lieues area. The hunting area is about 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi) with hardwood forests about 50 years old and mature spruce. In 2013 fishing for atlantic salmon was prohibited. Angling or fly fishing for other species

300-778: Is bordered by the Sainte-Marguerite River basin to the east, the Pentecôte River basin to the west, and to the north by the Manicouagan integrated management region. The lower part of the river basin is bordered by the basin of the Dominique River to the east. The coastal plain is up to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) wide. Inland is an area with rounded rocky hills up to 400 metres (1,300 ft) high, extending north for 8 to 18 kilometres (5.0 to 11.2 mi). A highly dissected rocky plateau covers

330-589: Is hard to navigate due to a strong current. It also contains many rocks, hence its name. Some of the smaller rocks move to different places in the river each year. The lower river valley is used by southern section of the Cartier Railway , which then runs along the east shore of Lake Quatre Lieues before following the valley of the MacDonald River , a tributary of the Aux Rochers. A map of

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360-471: Is in the extreme south of the proposed Lake Walker National Park . The MacDonald River flows through the northern end of Lake Quatre Lieues and continues east to join the Aux Rochers River to the south of Lake Walker. The lake is about 116 metres (381 ft) above sea level. The northern part of the lake is 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) long and 390 metres (1,280 ft) wide. It lies in

390-470: Is popular for fishing, containing various species including salmon. Large salmon are known to migrate through the river. On June 24, 2013, the Association de protection de la rivière Aux Rochers reported that, during counting of migrating fish through the counting facility, of the 20 fish counted, many were MSW (multi sea winter) salmon weighing over 25 pounds. Aux Rochers River is also considered to be

420-561: The Ecological regions of Quebec places the lake in the 6J-T ecological subregion, part of the eastern spruce/moss domain of the boreal zone. The average annual temperature in the region is 0 °C (32 °F). The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 16 °C (61 °F) and the coldest is January with an average of −17 °C (1 °F). Average annual rainfall is 1,014 millimetres (39.9 in), of which 361.5 millimetres (14.23 in) falls as snow. The lake

450-436: The Ecological regions of Quebec shows the river rising and flowing south through the eastern spruce/moss domain of the boreal zone. The last section of the river flows through the fir/white birch domain of the boreal zone. The Aux Rochers River basin is 135 kilometres (84 mi) long from north to south, and 53 kilometres (33 mi) wide from east to west. The basin covers 4,180 square kilometres (1,610 sq mi). It

480-504: The Québec Cartier Mining Company constructed an iron ore processing plant and an artificial sea port near Shelter Bay, for shipping the iron ore mined from deposits at Lake Jeannine near Fermont . Port-Cartier, named after the mining company, was incorporated as a town in 1959 and the next year, Shelter Bay was added to it. The original town of Shelter Bay is now the suburb known as Port-Cartier West. Today,

510-612: The Chicago Tribune, visited the Rochers River area to evaluate its forest potential. Soon after, a settlement was established on the west side of the mouth of this river, originally called Shelter Bay. The post office opened in 1916, followed by a sawmill in 1918 and a debarking factory of the Ontario Paper Company in 1920. Yet the exhaustion of timber led to the closure of the factory in 1955. In 1958,

540-505: The Port-Cartier Institution, a maximum security prison, about two kilometres to the north. The institution houses male offenders and offers various programs and services to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Port-Cartier Institution is known for its focus on education and vocational training, with a wide range of courses available to help inmates develop new skills and prepare for successful reentry into

570-457: The city of Port-Cartier. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 living in 2,918 of its 3,307 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 6,799 . With a land area of 1,092.75 km (421.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.0/km (15.4/sq mi) in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): The Correctional Service of Canada operates

600-524: The day of Pentecost in 1535. In 1884, the "Penticost River" Post Office opened, frenchized to Rivière-Pentecôte in 1933. At the end of the 19th century, it was among the most important industrial centres along the North Shore. In 1972, the Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte was formed out of unorganized territory . On February 19, 2003, the Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte was amalgamated into

630-1088: The mouth of the Aux-Rochers River , 63 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec . Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census. It has a land area of 1,092 square kilometres (422 sq mi), ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of Rivière-Pentecôte ( 49°47′N 67°10′W  /  49.783°N 67.167°W  / 49.783; -67.167 ), Pointe-aux-Anglais ( 49°40′38″N 67°10′05″W  /  49.67722°N 67.16806°W  / 49.67722; -67.16806 ), Baie-des-Homards ( 49°49′58″N 67°06′41″W  /  49.83278°N 67.11139°W  / 49.83278; -67.11139 ), and Grand-Ruisseau ( 49°44′03″N 67°10′26″W  /  49.73417°N 67.17389°W  / 49.73417; -67.17389 ) are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along Quebec Route 138 . In 1915, Colonel Robert R. McCormick , owner of

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660-708: The mouth of the Aux Rochers, the MacDonald Falls on the MacDonald River and the Tibasse Falls on a tributary of the Pasteur. There are many large lakes on the plateau and in the foothills. In the southern half of the watershed the highly elongated Lake Walker is almost 32 kilometres (20 mi) long. There are two other elongated lakes in the southern part of the basin. Lake Pasteur is 21 by 1 kilometre (13.05 by 0.62 mi) and Lake Quatre Lieues

690-563: The northern part, and the major valleys hold large deposits of glaciofluvial sediments . The coastal plain has large quantities of clay and silt sediments deposited when the Goldthwait Sea invaded after the retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet . When that sea in turn retreated it left a covering of coarse sandy estuarine and deltaic sediments. The Aux Rochers River and its longest tributary runs from north to south for

720-539: The plateau. The Cartier Railway owned by ArcelorMittal runs along the northeast shore of the lake before turning west along the MacDonald River valley. The railway links the Mont Wright iron mine near Fermont to Port-Cartier . NASA images indicate that the lake is in a region mostly covered in coniferous forests. The district is in the boreal climate zone under the Köppen climate classification . A map of

750-462: The port handles approximately 18,000,000 tonnes (19,800,000 short tons ; 17,700,000 long tons ) of cargo per year and ranks third in Quebec in terms of handled tonnage. In 1875, a mission called Saint-Patrice-de-la-Rivière-Pentecôte was established some 100 km south-west of Sept-Îles at the mouth of the Pentecôte River . This name is attributed to Jacques Cartier who arrived at the place on

780-470: The rapidly declining Atlantic salmon population catch-and-release should have been implemented on all rivers apart from northern Quebec. 50°00′52″N 66°52′08″W  /  50.014454°N 66.868825°W  / 50.014454; -66.868825 Port-Cartier Port-Cartier is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec , Canada . It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at

810-586: The remainder of the watershed. It has steep slopes that may rise for several hundred meters from the valley floors. The highest point in the watershed is in the north at 930 metres (3,050 ft). The bedrock of the southern half of the watershed is relatively undeformed migmatite , a magmatic rock. The northern half has metamorphic rocks of magmatic and sedimentary origin, such as gneisses and paragneisses . The plateau and hills generally have thin soil with large areas of rocky outcroppings. There are areas of till less than 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) thick in

840-401: The workforce upon release. Notable inmates have included convicted murderers Paul Bernardo , Russell Williams , Michael Rafferty , Mohammed Shafia , Robert Pickton , Luka Magnotta , and Guy Turcotte . List of former mayors: Lake Quatre Lieues Lake Quatre Lieues ( French : Lac Quatre Lieues ; Four-League Lake) is a lake in the province of Quebec , Canada. It is set in

870-568: Was defined in 2003 and covers a total area of 635 square kilometres (245 sq mi), of which 590 square kilometres (230 sq mi) are in the catchment area. This is an IUCN III category area, and encompasses Pasteur Lake and almost all of Walker Lake. 90.3% of the watershed is contained in the Port-Cartier–Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve . In May 2015 the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks of Quebec announced

900-503: Was formed by the flooding of an old trough-shaped glacial valley with very steep slopes that rise by over 400 metres (1,300 ft) in places. It is 280 metres (920 ft) deep, making it the deepest lake in Quebec. Since 2006 it has been proposed to establish the Lake Walker National Park within the wildlife sanctuary, surrounding Lake Walker. As of May 2019 the project was stalled for lack of funding. The river

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