The rivière Franquelin is located in the unorganized territory of Rivière-aux-Outardes and the municipality of Franquelin, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The Franqueline river valley is served by the route 138 which passes at its mouth. The rest of the valley is served by various forest roads for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities. The surface of the Franquelin River is usually frozen from the beginning of November to the end of April, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late November to early April. Geography The basin of the Franquelin river is located between that of the Godbout River (to the East) and that of the Mistassini River (to the West). Lake Franquelin is the main head lake of the Franquelin River. Going south, the river crosses the township of Franquelin and the municipality of Franquelin, where it flows into the St. Lawrence River on the west side of the village of Franquelin after seeing past under route 138 which runs along the coast. The toponym Franquelin has been designated since 1972. Main tributaries of the Franquelin river (from the mouth): West side: Beaudin brook, Bouchard brook, rivière Franquelin Branche Ouest, Savard Creek; East side: Tessier Creek, Thompson River, Happy Creek, Big-Fall Creek, Chamberland Creek (which comes from Chamberland Lake). Starting from the mouth, going up the river, a segment of around is a protected area for salmon. From Franquelin Lake, the course of the Franquelin River descends on , with a drop of , according to the following segments: Upper course of the Franquelin River (segment of ) first towards the northeast by collecting the discharge (coming from the southeast) of a set of lakes including McCormick lake and by collecting a stream (coming from the northwest ), up to a bend in the river; then on to the east, up to a bend corresponding to the discharge of the river? (coming from the north); first towards the south-east, winding heavily through a forest plain, collecting the discharge (coming from the southwest) from a lake, up to the discharge (coming from the north) of several lakes; the north-east by forming a curve towards the south-east and by collecting the discharge (coming from the south-west) of the Lac du Poulailler, up to a bend of the river