The Landry River (in French: rivière Landry) is a tributary of Manic 2 Reservoir, which is crossed from North to South by Manicouagan River. It flows into the non organized territory of Rivière-aux-Outardes, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography The Landry River has its source at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: ; elevation: ) in Rivière-aux-Outardes. This mouth of this lake is located northwest of Manic 2 Reservoir dam and at northeast of the bridge of route 138.
From its source, the Landry River descends entirely in forested area on towards the southeast and from halfway to eastbound, with a drop of . The initial length of the river was 27.9 km before the raise of water level of the Manic 2 Reservoir.
The Landry River empties at the western end of a strait which goes on toward east, then southbound up to the dam of Manic 2 Reservoir. Th is reservoir is crossed to the South by the Manicouagan River.
Toponymy The term "Landry" turns out to be a family name of French origin.
The toponym "rivière Landry" was made official on August 2, 1974, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "rivière Landry".
See also List of rivers of Quebec
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