Causapscal River


The Causapscal River is a waterway of located in the Matapedia Valley, in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, in administrative regions of Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary to the Matapedia River; where these two meet is called Les Fourches stream pool.
The Causapscal River flows through the following townships successively:
This river of the Matapédia Valley empties into the east bank of the Matapédia River, in the city of Causapscal, at the level of "Les Fourches" salmon pool.

Geography

The Causapscal River rises in the Dunière Wildlife Sanctuary, bordering the cantons of Catalonia and La Verendrye. This source is located in the Chic-Choc Mountains.
This source is located in the La Verendrye :
From its source, the course of the Causapscal River flows divided into the following segments:
Upper courses of the river
Lower course of the river
This confluence is located:
The Causapscal River is famous for salmon sport fishing by wading and/or by canoe. The river has open to fishing, divided into 25 salmon pools in two fishing quota sectors.
The Causapscal River contains large Atlantic salmon specimens that can weigh up to. According to GRRMP, between 450 and 600 salmon go up the river annually. The river is divided in two sectors for fishing quotas. The first contains 11 pools and extends. The second sector contains 14 pools and extends. There can be four poles each day in each sector. Access rights are drawn.

Salmon poolsMunicipality
Sector 1-
2nd MilleCausapscal
3rd MilleCausapscal
4th MilleCausapscal
Bas Jumeau Causapscal
JumeauCausapscal
Des AulnesCausapscal
Du Vieux CampCausapscal
De la Grande GrèveCausapscal
De l'Île du 7e MilleCausapscal
Du Pont du Huit-MilleCausapscal
De l'Île du 7e MilleCausapscal
Sector 2-
De la Dernière Chance Causapscal
Du Grand RemousCausapscal
NeeseCausapscal
PotvinLac-Casault
FlorenceLac-Casault
CastonguayLac-Casault
Du 11e MilleLac-Casault
Du BateauLac-Casault
Des ChutesLac-Casault
White HorseLac-Casault
Du Pont des FallsLac-Casault
Du Camp DraveursLac-Casault
Bas MartelLac-Casault
MartelLac-Casault

Toponymy

The term Causapscal is related to a dozen toponyms in the Matapedia Valley.
The toponym "Causapscal River" was officialized on December 5, 1968 by Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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