Rivière à la Loutre (Témiscamingue)


The rivière à la Loutre is a tributary of the upper part of the Ottawa River. Rivière à la Loutre crosses the territory of the municipalities of Fugèreville and Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, in the regional county municipality of Témiscamingue, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The neighboring watersheds of the Rivière à la Loutre are:
The main tributary of the Rivière à la Loutre is the Laverlochère River.
Lac d'Argent constitutes the head lake of Rivière à la Loutre. ”It is located west of Lac Brisebois and west of the village of Ville-Marie.
From Lac d'Argent, the Rivière à la Loutre flows on west, then north, to the south shore of Lac des Douze, which the current crosses on to the north; then north to the mouth of the Laverdochère river ; then, westward, forming several small coils, until the outlet of a stream coming from the south; then northward, forming several coils, to the discharge of Deep Lake ; then west and north, up to its mouth.
Along its course, the Rivière à la Loutre collects several agricultural streams and passing just south of the village of Fugèreville. Its mouth is located at of altitude in the 6th rang of Fugèreville. The river flows into Paulson Bay, on the east shore of Lake Témiscamingue, in the Ottawa River.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière à la Loutre was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.