Picanoc River is small river in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is 95 kilometer long class/grade II river, with some sections gaining class/grade III difficulty (rating based upon the International Scale of River Difficulty

International Scale of River Difficulty

The International Scale of River Difficulty is a standardized scale used to rate the safety of a stretch of river, or a single rapid. The grade reflects the technical difficulty and skill level required associated with the section of river...

). Its headwaters originate north of Lac Dumont in Pontiac County

Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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. The Picanoc then widens forming Lac à la Loutre (Otter Lake

Otter Lake

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) and continues to flow into Gatineau River

Gatineau River

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 at Wright (Gracefield municipality). It is part of Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

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/Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Gulf of Saint Lawrence

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watershed.