Quebec Canoe Routes

Charles Leduc's Library of River Guides

Copyright to this library and its contents remains with Charles Leduc and the other authors.
Copyright to the following belongs to CCR Inc.

Charles Leduc has developed an extensive website, containing a wealth of information on canoeing guides, canoe-related information & other outdoor information. For the convenience of its users, CCR is providing a table with links to the Individual Quebec Canoe Guides here. To further explore Charles' site, please go to Cartespleinair.org - for canoeing guides go to 'Canot' & then 'Cartes'.

We caution that most of the guides are written in French and that a reading knowledge of the language is necessary for your safety. We have a translation program in progress and plan to post the guides in English also as they become available.

Charles uses the 14 FQCK folders for filing his guides; these are based largely on watersheds. A map showing the areas covered by the folders can be found at
http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/eau/bassinversant/regionshydro/index.htm
Each guide specifies both the watershed number and the region (e.g. Estrie, Mauricie, since these names are better known to the public). In general, a given watershed contains Routes in several regions, and a given region contains Routes in several watersheds.

Key to River Markings Given in French:

EV: fast water or swift
R: rapid(s); the international scale is used (R2 means CII, etc)
C: falls
S: ledge or drop; again the international scale is used (S2 means CII ledge, etc)
K: cascade (series of small falls or ledges)
P: portage
Please note that “chute” is sometimes used on the maps; it means FALLS!
plage: beach

Notations for Campsites:

Size: 1,2,3,4,5,6 means the number of mid-size (3-4 person) tents that fit on the campsite;
G (for group) means more than 5 or 6 tents, depending on the author
Quality:
A – excellent in almost every respect (flat spots, nice view, easy to find wood, easy water access, etc)
B - very good
C - OK, acceptable
D - poor; can be used in emergency or if campsites are few.
E - bad; almost never used; possible but no fun at all; desperation.

Thanks to Wolverine, whose initiative is responsible for this project, and to Charles Leduc, both for assembling the information in the first place and for assisting CCR in providing the links to the guides.

Donations for Preservation of Rivers

We ask paddlers who use these guides to contribute to the preservation of the rivers:

Fonds pour la Préservation des Rivières
Fédération de Canot et de Kayak du Québec
4545, av. Pierre-de Coubertin, C.P. 1000, Succursale M
Montréal, Canada H1V 3R2
http://www.canot-kayak.qc.ca
info@canot-kayak.qc.ca
Telephone: 514 252 3001 FAX: 514 252 3091

Receipts will be issued for donations of over $20.
May we suggest a donation of $10, or whatever you feel the report was worth after you paddle the river.