Péribonka
Péribonka is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 50.43°, -71.36°
About Péribonka
The Peribonka River (French: Rivière Péribonka) is a river emptying in Sainte-Monique, in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area in Quebec, Canada. It is 451 kilometres (280 mi) long and drains an area of 28,200 square kilometres (10,900 sq mi). It drains into Lac Saint-Jean at Pointe-Taillon National Park and is the largest tributary of this lake. The town of Péribonka is located on the north shore of Lac St-Jean at the river's mouth.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism activities, second; hydroelectricity, third.
The surface of the Péribonka River is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, but it is generally safe to drive on the ice from mid-December to the end of March.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Peribonka River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Péribonka in Depth
History
Historically the Innu indigenous people lived in this area and traveled the river by canoe. By the second half of the 17th century, the river was used by Europeans as an access route to James Bay. The first official reference to the river is from April 16, 1679, in the Register of missions, stating "juxtà fluvium Perib8ka ad lacum Peok8agami" (near the river Peribouka at Lake Peokouagami (old name of Lac Saint-Jean)) priest François de Crespieul baptized two children. In October of that year, after investigating the state of English positions on Hudson Bay, Louis Jolliet returned to Quebec City via this route and called it Périboca in his manuscript. The spelling changed to Periboaka on Laura's map of 1731 and Periboac on Nicolas Bellin's map of 1755.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Peribonka River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Péribonka: Key Facts
| Length | 547 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 28,200 km² |
| Source | Lac Magneron |
| Mouth | Lake St. John |
| Drainage system | Lake Saint-Jean basin |
| Tributaries | Rivière Manouane, Petite rivière Péribonka, Rivière Alex, Rivière de la Grande Loutre |
Facts from Wikidata Q496173 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Péribonka: Quick Answers
- Where is Péribonka?
- Péribonka is located in Canada, at 50.4267° N, 71.3621° W.
- Are there dams on the Péribonka?
- No dam on the Péribonka is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.