The eponymous Outardes River is nearly 400 kilometres (250 mi) long, and flows through the territory in a north–south direction before draining into Outardes Bay at Ragueneau. The other major river in the territory is the Manicouagan River that flows parallel and east of the Outardes River. Both these rivers are developed with large-scale hydroelectric installations, part of the Manic-Outardes Project.
Quebec Route 389, running for a large part between the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers, provides access to the territory and the hydroelectric installations along these rivers. It is an isolated highway with few roadside services that are great distances apart.
Demographics
Historical census populations – Rivière-aux-Outardes, Quebec
Year
Pop.
±%
1986
20
—
1991
32
+60.0%
1996
59
+84.4%
2001
48
−18.6%
Year
Pop.
±%
2006
134
+179.2%
2011
86
−35.8%
2016
94
+9.3%
2021
92
−2.1%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[4]