The section of the river between the Wapus River and the iron bridge downstream runs through a gorge with 25 meters (82 ft) cliffs on both sides. This 25 kilometers (16 mi) section is marked by continuous class II-IV whitewater, and should only be paddled by expert canoers.[2] The flow of the river depends greatly on the water level management in the Cabonga Reservoir.
History
The name of the river may be attributed to Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), aide-de-camp to Marquis de Montcalm. In 1757, he wrote in his journal: "Têtes-de-Boule brought by the Nipissings. Those savages are also called people of the land (gens des terres), live in the woods, are great hunters, mediocre warriors, neither have police nor politics, trade more with the English at the Hudson Bay than with us". And in a memo from 1759, Bougainville wrote: "The nations that deal there are the Têtes-de-Boules (Atikamekw) or people of the land and the Namcosakio who come from towards the Hudson Bay."[1]
The name "Gens de Terre" was probably assigned by voyageurs or fur traders as a reminder of this native American nomadic tribe, whose territory stretched between the upper basins of the Saint-Maurice, Gatineau, and Ottawa Rivers. It has been used in official documents since at least 1867.[1]
In the early twentieth century, the river was called Bark River by the English.[1]
The river was used for a long time by loggers for log driving. The log drivers were nicknamed La Maline (the malignant) because of the obstacles and difficulties that were found along the route.[1]
References
^ abcde"Rivière Gens de Terre" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-04-04.[permanent dead link]
^. Paddlefoot Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links
(in French)
July 20, 2023
gens, terre, river, french, rivière, gens, terre, literal, meaning, people, land, river, central, quebec, canada, located, eastern, edge, vérendrye, wildlife, reserve, vallée, gatineau, regional, county, municipality, outaouais, region, source, cabonga, reserv. The Gens de Terre River in French Riviere Gens de Terre literal meaning people of the land is a river in central Quebec Canada It is located on the eastern edge of the La Verendrye Wildlife Reserve in the La Vallee de la Gatineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region Its source is the Cabonga Reservoir from where it flows in a mostly southern direction for 115 km and drains into the Gens de Terre Bay of the Baskatong Reservoir 1 Gens de Terre RiverRiviere Gens de TerreLocationCountryCanadaStateQuebecRegionOutaouaisPhysical characteristicsSourceCabonga Reservoir coordinates47 18 34 N 76 28 6 W 47 30944 N 76 46833 W 47 30944 76 46833 elevation355 m 1 165 ft MouthBaskatong Reservoir coordinates46 52 6 N 75 57 18 W 46 86833 N 75 95500 W 46 86833 75 95500 elevation235 m 771 ft Length115 km 71 mi Tributaries include Belinge River Wapus River Serpent RiverThe section of the river between the Wapus River and the iron bridge downstream runs through a gorge with 25 meters 82 ft cliffs on both sides This 25 kilometers 16 mi section is marked by continuous class II IV whitewater and should only be paddled by expert canoers 2 The flow of the river depends greatly on the water level management in the Cabonga Reservoir History EditThe name of the river may be attributed to Louis Antoine de Bougainville 1729 1811 aide de camp to Marquis de Montcalm In 1757 he wrote in his journal Tetes de Boule brought by the Nipissings Those savages are also called people of the land gens des terres live in the woods are great hunters mediocre warriors neither have police nor politics trade more with the English at the Hudson Bay than with us And in a memo from 1759 Bougainville wrote The nations that deal there are the Tetes de Boules Atikamekw or people of the land and the Namcosakio who come from towards the Hudson Bay 1 The name Gens de Terre was probably assigned by voyageurs or fur traders as a reminder of this native American nomadic tribe whose territory stretched between the upper basins of the Saint Maurice Gatineau and Ottawa Rivers It has been used in official documents since at least 1867 1 In the early twentieth century the river was called Bark River by the English 1 The river was used for a long time by loggers for log driving The log drivers were nicknamed La Maline the malignant because of the obstacles and difficulties that were found along the route 1 References Edit a b c d e Riviere Gens de Terre in French Commission de toponymie du Quebec Retrieved 2008 04 04 permanent dead link Rivers PaddleFoot Trips Travel Paddlefoot Inc Archived from the original on 2009 01 18 Retrieved 2008 04 04 External links EditCanoeing description and map in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gens de Terre River amp oldid 932422710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
