A 1670 text by Père Albanel mentions the rivière Godebout, and a 1684 map by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin shows the place named Godebou.

[6] A map of the Ecological regions of Quebec shows the Rivière Godbout Est rising and flowing south through the eastern spruce/moss domain of the boreal zone.

His father was a Hudson’s Bay Company agent, and he grew up in trading posts in the Îlets-Jérémie, Mingan, and Sept-Îles.

The river at that time was a popular salmon fishing destination for businessmen and politicians from Canada and the United States.

Comeau used his experience of fishing and hunting in the Côte-Nord to become an accomplished naturalist, author of articles in National Geographic and Forest and Stream, and involved in many aspects of management of the environment.

The salmon cannot cross the falls when the flow is high, above 25 cubic metres per second (880 cu ft/s), so linger in the holes of the downstream section until early August.