The latter in turn opens to the East in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

From the "fork Cellard", the upper part of the river is accessible by forest roads, one of which runs along the bottom and middle of the North Escuminac River (Quebec).

The Escuminac River originates from mountain streams at 515 metres (1,690 ft) above sea level in the Fauvel (township), in the unorganized territory Rivière-Nouvelle, Quebec.

In 1815, the surveyor Bouchette meant that stream "Semenac R".

The current form was approved in 1918 by the Geographic Board[2] The toponym "Escuminac River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Names Board)[3] Media related to Category: Escuminac River at Wikimedia Commons Download coordinates as: