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The Dumoine River is a river in western Quebec with its source in Machin Lake near La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve. From Dumoine Lake, the river flows almost due south off the Canadian Shield and empties into the Ottawa River, just west of Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec, or Rolphton, Ontario. The river is long and drains a watershed of (''source: Atlas of Canada''). This relatively short river compared to its drainage area indicates that the Dumoine has a strong current and many steep-gradient rapids. Primarily known today for its white water canoeing and fishing, the river has a rich history from the native Indian era to exploration, fur trading, and logging. Development is minimal along the river. Occasionally the river is crossed by logging roads but between river kilometres 20 and 30 are several cottages. This river is often grouped together with the Noire and Coulonge Rivers as three of a kind. All three are in the same area, have similar characteristics, and are very popular with whitewater canoers. The river is named after the French family of ''Le Moynes''. For almost its entire length, the Dumoine River forms the boundary between the Pontiac and Témiscamingue regional county municipalities. ==History== The Algonquins named it ''Cakawitopikak Sipi'' and ''Ekonakwasi Sipi'' which means Alder River (for its many alders that line the river on both sides) and Desire River respectively. A map of 1755 by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin shows the name ''Acounagousin''. Lotter, in 1762, and Carver, in 1776, named it likewise and they identify Lake Caouinagamic as its source. The indigenous people, coming from the Great Lakes via the Mattawa and French Rivers, used the Dumoine to reach Trois-Rivières and Quebec City. From portage to portage between the lakes and rivers, they would reach Lake Caoumaomic in the upper Mauricie region and the Maskinongé River which would lead them to Lac Saint-Pierre, thereby avoiding the Outaouais region and Montreal, which were dominated by the Iroquois. In 1762, Alexander Henry the elder passed by the mouth of the Dumoine when travelling to Sault Ste. Marie.〔Henry, Alexander, ''Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories between the year 1760 and 1776'', Toronto, Ed. Georges N. Morang & company ltd, 1910〕 He wrote: ''"at the mouth of the Du Moine River, there is another fort or trading post where I found a small camp of Maskegon Indians with whom I have traded many items for fur."'' 〔Dunn, Guillaume, ''Les forts de l'Outaouais'', Éditions du Jour, 1975〕 The 1801 map of Alexander Mackenzie shows the layout of the Dumoine River but not all the way to its source.〔Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, ''Voyages to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans'', 1801, London, T. Cadell〕 It is named after the trading post built at the river's mouth towards the end of French rule. The post was abandoned in 1761, and Fort Dumoine took over its activities around 1785. But after 1800 this fort did no longer give any signs of life.〔 On May 14, 2008, the Quebec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks announced interim protection for of the Dumoine River watershed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Quebec Protected Areas announced May 14, 2008 )〕 No industrial activities are allowed in the new interim protected area covering almost a third of the watershed and encompassed the Dumoine River from its head water to the Ottawa River. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dumoine River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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