The Bonaventure River is a river in Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula which rises in the Chic-Choc Mountains and flows south to empty into Chaleur Bay near the town of Bonaventure, Quebec. The river is about 121 km long. ... The Gaspé Peninsula or just the Gaspé (la Gaspésie in French) is a North American peninsula on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec. ... The Chic-Choc Mountains, also sometimes called the Shick Shocks in English, is a group of mountains in the central Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, part of the Notre Dame Mountains, which are a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains. ... Chaleur Bay (baie des Chaleurs in French) is an arm of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence separating Quebecs Gaspé Peninsula from New Brunswicks North Shore. The wide mouth of the Restigouche River is formed at the western-most (upper) end of the bay. ... Bonaventure is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality of Quebec. ...

Like other rivers in this area, it is known for its Atlantic Salmon fishing. The river is noted for its clear, cold water. Binomial name Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, from the Latin words Salmo meaning salmon, and salar meaning leaper) is a species of fish in the Salmonidae found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the Atlantic. ...

The river was named after the Italian saint Bonaventure. This article refers to the Italian saint. ...