The Thompson River is a tributary of the south shore of De Montigny Lake, flowing in the town of Val-d'Or, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.
Thompson River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
MRC | La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lemoine Lake |
• location | Val-d'Or |
• coordinates | 48°03′56″N 77°52′34″W |
• elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
Mouth | De Montigny Lake |
• location | Val-d'Or |
• coordinates | 48°05′14″N 77°52′41″W |
• elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
Length | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (upstream) |
• right | (upstream) |
Recreational tourism is the sector's primary economic activity, including pleasure boating on De Montigny lakes, Blouin and Lemoine Lake. This strait includes a marina.[1] (at south of the strait) and a seaplane base (in the middle of the strait). In addition, a railway bridge and a road bridge cross this strait which is located on the west side of the city of Val-d'Or.[2]
The surface of the Thompson River is generally frozen from mid-December to mid-April.
The neighboring watersheds of the Thompson River are:
The source of the Thompson River is located at the mouth of Lemoine Lake (Val-d'Or) which is mainly fed by a strait (from the southwest) connecting it to Mourier Lake.
From its source, the Thompson River flows 4.9 km (3.0 mi) northward forming a navigable strait and collects the waters of the Piché River (coming from the west).[2]
The Thompson River flows on the south shore of Lac De Montigny to:
The toponym Thompson river was formalized on December 21, 1982 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]
Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and instrumentation of the site