• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage du camping 47°30'30.721”N
  79°2'37.401”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de La Natche 48°10'4.708”N
  78°53'10.563”O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage des rapides de l’Esturgeon 47°44'56.462”N
  78°44'22.552”O
• Rapids Rapides de l’Esturgeon 47°45'6.105”N
  78°44'41.656”O
• Boat launching site Rampe de mise à l’eau de la rivière Kinojévis à Rouyn-Noranda (chemin du Vieux-Pont Est) 48°12'28.074”N
  78°51'44.007”O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plages du lac des Quinze
  
• Wild camping Camping sauvage du lac Vallet 48°10'58.84”N
  78°53'0.623”O
• Kayak for rent Aventures Obikoba 1295, chemin de l'ÉgliseRémigny, Québec, J0Z 3H0T. 1 819 761-2128 47°45'42,93"N
  79°12'31,34"O
• Point of interest Pointe aux Allemands 48°8'2.2”N
  78°53'22.745”O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage du Grassy Narrow 47°38'29.77”N
  78°50'48.774”O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage à l’embouchure du lac Simard 47°40'32.238”N
  78°43'27.106”O
• Carrying Portage des rapides de l’Esturgeon 47°45'3.569”N
  Accès 1 :
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau du lac Kinojévis à Rouyn-Noranda (chemin des rangs 9 et 10 Est) 48°7'47.176”N
  78°53'44.532”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de la baie des Indiens du lac des Quinze 47°30'34.055”N
  79°2'34.332"O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Petite plage avec galets 47°32'38.404”N
  78°59'34.377”O
• Launching ramp Marina Paul Coulombe (15, rue du T E Draper, Angliers) 47°33'4.507"N
  79°13'59.709"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage du Grassy Narrow 47°38'29.77"N
  78°50'48.774"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau de Moffet (rue du Quai, Moffet) 47°33'2.921”N
  78°57'17.466”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage à l'embouchure du lac Simard 47°40'32.238"N
  78°43'27.106"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau du Grassy Narrow (chemin de Grassy Narrow, Moffet) 47°37'27.322"N
  78°51'48.368"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage des rapides de l'Esturgeon 47°44'57.244"N
  78°44'23.859"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau en aval de la Baie Caron (chemin des rangs 7 et 8 Est, quartier Bellecombe à Rouyn-Noranda) 48°5'54.57"N
  78°51'58.037"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage à l'embouchure de la rivière des Outaouais 47°55'21.39"N
  78°39'27.299"O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage à l’embouchure du lac des quinze 47°35'38.248"N
  78°54'59.354"O

Indication to reach the starting point

From Rouyn-Noranda, take route 117 south. After the bridge, turn right on the chemin des Draveurs. Turn right on the Old Bridge East road to the gravel launch ramp.

Free outdoor parking and launching ramp.
Position : 78°51'44,007"O 48°12'28,074"N

To reach the point of arrival

In Angliers, on route 391, take the rue du T.E. Draper until the launching ramp.

Outdoor parking and launching ramp.
Position : 79°13'59,709"O 47°33'4,507"N

Topographic Maps

Topographic maps at a scale of 1/50,000 exist for the entire river course and we recommend that you use them in conjunction with this guide map.

32 D/2 Kinoj River, Vallet Lake, Kinojévis Lake
31 M/15 Kinojévis River, Ottawa River
31 M/10 Ottawa River, Simard Lake, Grassy Lake, Lac des Quinze
31 M/11 Lac des Quinze

Total slope: 1 meter

Danger, fast and carry

Presence of many surface rocks in the rapids of the Esturgeon and important difference in altitude making the descent impossible. Well-maintained portage trail. Simard, Grassy and des Quinze lakes are very tumultuous and even dangerous in high winds. It is recommended to walk along the shoreline.

Campsite

Campsites are insufficient at the beginning of the route between the Grande Île and the mouth of the Ottawa River, and very sufficient and beautiful afterwards.

Geology

Bassin hydrographique du Saint-Laurent

The upper Ottawa River flows southward, forms Lake Ottawa and ends at Lake Temiscamingue to the north.

Fauna

The course is known for its very diverse wildlife which includes, among others, black duck, kingfisher, great heron, great woodpecker, porcupine, red squirrel, beaver, muskrat, hare, weasel, marten, mink, striped mouffette, otter, orignal, black bear, white deer, grey wolf, coyote, red fox, lynx.

Flora

Water bodies are located in the areas of white birch and yellow birch fir trees, which include, among others, cedar, white and black spruce, balsam fir, white pine, red pine, aspen, yellow birch, maple and hemlock.

History

The history of the Ottawa River and Lake of the Fifteen is at the heart of the Algonquin nation. This river network has always been included in the center of their land. These bodies of water were for a long time the preferred route by the Amerindians and the first explorers to reach the north. They were also borrowed by the colonizers to allow them access to land to be burned and then ploughed. They were then used for the drave from the creation of Témiscamingue at the end of the 19th century.

Typology

The current name of the river comes from a tribe originally from Manitoulin Island (located in Lake Huron) that used it to come and trade fur with the first French explorers. Its Algonquin name, Kitchesippi, means Great River.