Kécarpoui River
The Kécarpoui River () is a salmon river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It flows south and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Location. The Kécarpoui River is a narrow river, long. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Gros-Mécatina in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The Kécarpoui Archipelago is a group of islands in the Gulf opposite the river mouth. "Kécarpoui" is an Innu language word meaning "porcupine river". Description. The "Dictionnaire des rivières et lacs de la province de Québec" (1914) says of the river, Basin . The Kécarpoui River basin covers . It lies between the basins of the Véco River to the west and the Saint-Augustin River to the east. It is partly in the unorganized territory of Petit-Mécatina and partly in the municipalities of Gros-Mécatina and Saint-Augustin. The Lac-Robertson Generating Station, which is powered by a dam on the Véco River, is in the Kécarpoui basin. Environment. A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the Kécarpoui River in sub-regions 6o-T, 6n-T and 6m-T of the east spruce/moss subdomain. Vegetation in the basin is  dominated by conifers. Mammals include black bear, moose, boreal woodland caribou, wolf, fox, lynx, muskrat, mink, otter and porcupine. There are seabird colonies on the many islands and islets near the river mouth. Fishing. The Kécarpoui River is recognized as an Atlantic salmon river. The river bed is composed of medium-sized rocks. Salmon swim up the river for . They average in weight. In 2013–2017 an average of 7 salmon were reported caught each year. The Pourvoirie Kecarpoui/Kecarpoui Outpost provides outfitting services. They do not have an exclusive right. They offer 6-day guided fishing expeditions that visit the  Véco, Kecarpoui, Saint-Augustin, Coxipi, Chécatica, Napetipi rivers and the Baie des roches.