In this last segment, the river crosses the Rivers-Forests Areas, where Kapipawesig Island is located, for 15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi).

The region was covered with forests until the 1930s when a large number of unemployed fleeing the major Canadian cities struck by the global economic crisis arrived there in the hope of establishing themselves and rebuilding their lives.

The lake and the Turgeon River owe their name to the Minister of Lands and Forests of the time.

The name "rivière Turgeon" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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