Franquelin River
The rivière Franquelin is located in the unorganized territory of Rivière-aux-Outardes and the municipality of Franquelin, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The Franqueline river valley is served by the route 138 which passes at its mouth. The rest of the valley is served by various forest roads for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities. The surface of the Franquelin River is usually frozen from the beginning of November to the end of April, except the rapids areas; however, safe  circulation on the ice is generally from late November to early April. Geography. The basin of the Franquelin river is located between that of the Godbout River (to the East) and that of the Mistassini River (to the West). Lake Franquelin is the main head lake of the Franquelin River. Going south, the river crosses the township of Franquelin and the municipality of Franquelin, where it flows into the St. Lawrence River on the west side of the village of Franquelin after seeing past under route 138 which runs along the coast. The toponym Franquelin has been designated since 1972 . Main tributaries of the Franquelin river (from the mouth): Starting from the mouth, going up the river, a segment of around is a protected area for salmon. From Franquelin Lake, the course of the Franquelin River descends on , with a drop of , according to the following segments: Upper course of the Franquelin River (segment of ) Intermediate course of the Franquelin River (segment of ) Lower course of the Franquelin River (segment of ) From the confluence of the rivière Franquelin Branche Ouest, the current descends on: The Franquelin River flows on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the  east side of the village of Franquelin. Toponymy. The toponyms using the term "Franquelin" in the area of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality are linked by the same origin: lake, river, township, municipality. The term "Franquelin" was used in memory of Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin was born in Villebernin in Bourgogne French in 1650. He arrived in New France in 1671. He operated "a priori" the fur trade. He got involved in cartography, at the request of Louis de Buade de Frontenac in 1674; the latter was a native of the same region of Palluau, in France. In 1683, Franquelin drew  up the plans for haute and basse-ville de Québec. In 1687, he taught navigation in the city Quebec as part of his function as royal hydrographer. From 1689 to 1691, he practiced the profession of engineer and drew up in particular the plans of the royal battery of Quebec. Among the fifty cards which are recognized to him, the most notorious are those which: In 1694, he returned to France in 1694 where he continued his career until his death after 1712. The toponym "Franquelin River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the  Commission de toponymie du Québec.