• Source: Thompson River (Franquelin River tributary)

The Thompson river" target="_blank">River is a tributary of the Franquelin river" target="_blank">River, flowing in the township of Franquelin, in the municipality of Franquelin, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley.
The surface of this Middle North Shore river" target="_blank">river is usually frozen from the beginning of November to the end of April, except the rapids areas; however, traffic on the ice is generally safe from late November to early April.




Geography


The Thompson river" target="_blank">River originates from an unidentified lake (length: 0.6 km (0.37 mi); altitude: 129 m (423 ft)) located in the municipality of Franquelin. This mouth is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northeast of the mouth of the Thompson river" target="_blank">River.
From its source, the Thompson river" target="_blank">River flows over 2.0 km (1.2 mi) with a drop of 68 m (223 ft), in the forest zone, according to the following segments:

0.6 km (0.37 mi) south across Lake Thompson (length: 0.5 km (0.31 mi); altitude: 128 m (420 ft)), to its mouth. Note: A discharge (coming from the south-east) from four lakes discharges on the south-eastern shore of this lake;
1.4 km (0.87 mi) first towards the south while bending towards the south-west, until its mouth.
The Thompson river" target="_blank">River flows onto the east bank of the Franquelin river" target="_blank">River. This confluence is located at:

4.9 km (3.0 mi) north-east of the mouth of the Franquelin river" target="_blank">River;
18.2 km (11.3 mi) south-west of the village center of Godbout;
33.4 km (20.8 mi) north-east of downtown Baie-Comeau.
From the mouth of the Thompson river" target="_blank">river, the current descends on 7.8 km (4.8 mi) the course of the Franquelin river" target="_blank">river to the north shore of the estuary of Saint Lawrence.




Toponymy


The term "Thompson" is a family name of English origin. The toponyms "Lake Thompson" and "Thompson river" target="_blank">River" are linked.
The toponym "Rivière Thompson" was formalized on 1968-12-05 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.




See also



Gulf of St. Lawrence
List of rivers of Quebec




References

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• Thompson River (Franquelin River tributary)
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• Thompson River (disambiguation)
• List of rivers of Quebec
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