Picanoc River (
pikanak or
pakânâk) is small river in the
Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is 95 kilometer long class/grade II river, with some sections gaining class/grade III difficulty (rating based upon the
International Scale of River Difficulty). Its headwaters originate north of
Lac Dumont in
Pontiac County. The Picanoc then widens forming Lac à la Loutre (
Otter Lake) and continues to flow into
Gatineau River at Wright (
Gracefield municipality). It is part of
Saint Lawrence River/
Gulf of Saint Lawrence watershed.