Grand Pabos West River
| Grand Pabos West River Grand Pabos Ouest, Rivière Grand Pabos Ouest | |
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 A salmon Fisherman at the Pabos West River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mont-Alexandre, Quebec |
| • location | Uncharted territory, Gaspé Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 48°37′0″N 65°9′0″W / 48.61667°N 65.15000°W |
| • elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Mouth | Pabos Bay (Chaleur Bay) |
• location | Chandler, Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula |
• coordinates | 48°20′16.01″N 64°44′7.01″W / 48.3377806°N 64.7352806°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 47.3 km (29.4 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| • average | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
The Grand Pabos West River or Pabos West River (French : Rivière du Grand Pabos Ouest) is a river in the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, Canada, which has its source in streams of the Chic-Choc Mountains in the Mont-Alexandre, Quebec sector. The river is about 47.3 kilometres (29.4 mi) long. Its name comes from the Mi'kmaq word pabog meaning "tranquility waters"[1]
Salmon fishing
[edit]The Grand Pabos West River is known for its Atlantic Salmon (salmo salar) fishing. The river was a renowned salmon river from 1880 to 1950. Overfished, the salmon were almost completely annihilated in 1984 and the river was closed to fisherman. It has been reopened since 2003.[2] The water of the Pabos West River is of a copper color and is not as crystal clear as the one of the other two Pabos rivers but still fairly transparent.
Access and administration
[edit]The river is accessible via Quebec Route 132 and is managed by an organism that administrates salmon fishing on the 3 Pabos Rivers. It is easy to fish the Grand Pabos River and the Petit Pabos River on the same fishing trip.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Three Pabos Rivers at Saumon Québec