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Bédard River (Saguenay River)
The Bédard River is a tributary of the Saguenay River (via la Petite Décharge (La Grosse Décharge), la Petite Décharge), flowing in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river successively crosses the MRC of: * Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality: municipality of Larouche, Quebec, Larouche; * Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Hébertville-Station and Saint-Bruno, Quebec, Saint-Bruno, as well as the city of Alma, Quebec, Alma. The Bédard River valley is served by Scott Street West, Quebec Route 169, route 169 (avenue du Pont Sud), by Quebec Route 170, route 170, boulevard Maurice-Paradis, chemin du 6e rang, chemin du 5e rang, chemin du 4e rang nord, chemin du rang Saint-Pierre, chemin du Petit rang Saint-Pierre. Agriculture is the main economic activity in the Bédard River area; forestry, second. The surface of the Béd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 170
Route 170 is a major east/west highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, and it parallels the Saguenay River on the south side of it. The western terminus of Route 170 is in Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix at the junction of Route 169, at Lac Saint-Jean, and the eastern terminus is in Saint-Siméon, at the junction of Route 138, close to the Saint Lawrence River. It is a busy highway in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean part as it links the former cities of La Baie, Chicoutimi and Jonquière (now all part of Saguenay) together, and it provides the main link between the Lac-Saint-Jean and Saguenay areas. The stretch of road between La Baie and Saint-Siméon is a very scenic ride in the mountains, and providing access to roads leading to the Saguenay Fjord. Municipalities along Route 170 * Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix * Saint-Gédéon * Saint-Bruno * Larouche * Saguenay - (''Jonquière / Chicoutimi / La Baie'') * Saint-Felix-d'Otis * Rivière ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian National
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I railroad, Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern United States, Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue and the physical size of its rail network, spanning Canada from the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia to the Pacific coast in British Columbia across approximately of track. In the late 20th century, CN gained extensive capacity in the United States by taking over such railroads as the Illinois Central. CN is a public company with 22,600 employees, and it has a market cap of approximately CA$90 billion. CN was government-owned, having been a Crown corporations of Canada, Canadian Crown corporation from its founding in 1919 until being privatized in 1995. , Bill Gates is the largest single shareholder of CN stock, owning a 14.2% interest throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenogami Lake
Kenogami lake is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec, Canada. Situated at an altitude of , the lake is long and deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally used to refer to Kenogami Lake, Ontario. It is situated in the Laurentian Highlands north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River through the Chicoutimi, Quebec, Chicoutimi and Aux-Sables Rivers. The lake is fed by dozens of small rivers coming from the Laurentian Highlands. The three principal being the Pikauba, Cyriac and Aux-Ecorces Rivers. The towns on its shores include Jonquière, Quebec, Lac-Kénogami, and Hébertville-Station, Quebec, Hébertville station. The area around the lake is served on the east side by Quebec Route 175, route 175 (boulevard Talbot); on the north side by the Kénogami road, the Route des Bâtisseurs and the Saint-Dominique street in Jonquière. A few secondary roads have been built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac Saint-Jean
Lac Saint-Jean (Canadian French: ) is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area of , and is at its deepest point. Its name in the Innu language is Piekuakami. Description The lake is fed by dozens of small rivers, including the Ashuapmushuan, the Mistassini, the Peribonka, the Des Aulnaies, the Métabetchouane, and the Ouiatchouane. The towns on its shores include Alma, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Roberval, Normandin, and Saint-Félicien. Three Regional County Municipalities lie on its shores: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Le Domaine-du-Roy, and Maria-Chapdelaine. History The lake was named Piekuakami by the Innu, the Indigenous people who occupied the area at the time of European arrival. It was given its French name after Jean de Quen, a Jesuit missionary who in 1647 was the first European to reach its shores. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couchepaganiche East River
The Couchepaganiche East River is a tributary of the Couchepaganiche River, flowing in the municipality of Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. The lower part of the Couchepaganiche East River valley is served indirectly by the Quebec Route 169, route 169 which runs along the southeast shore of lac Saint-Jean. This valley is also served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Couchepaganiche East River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March. Geography The main w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vert Lake (Hébertville)
The Lac Vert is a freshwater body of the watershed of La Belle Rivière (Lac Saint-Jean), Belle Rivière and Lac Saint-Jean, in the municipality of Hébertville, Quebec, Hébertville, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. The area around the lake is served by the Quebec Route 169, route 169 which passes to the west, by the rang Saint-Isidore road (north shore) and by the rang du Lac Vert road (south shore), for the needs of recreational tourism activities, especially vacationing. Recreational and tourist activities, especially vacationing, are the main economic activities in this area; agriculture and forestry, second. The surface of Lac Vert is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March. Geography The main watersheds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Des Aulnaies (la Belle Rivière)
The rivière des Aulnaies is a tributary of La Belle Rivière (Lac Saint-Jean), La Belle Rivière, flowing the municipality of Hébertville, Quebec, Hébertville, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. The valley of the Aulnaies river is served by the Quebec Route 169, route 169 (connecting Quebec (city) to Alma, Quebec, Alma), by the chemin du 2e rang Est, rue La Barre and chemin du Rang Saint-Isidore, especially for forestry, agriculture and residents of the sector. Agriculture is the main economic activity in this valley; village activities, second. The surface of the Rivière des Aulnaies is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March. Geography The main watersheds neighboring the Rivière des Aulnaies are: * north sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Belle Rivière
The Belle Rivière is a tributary of Lac Saint-Jean, flowing the unorganized territory of Belle-Rivière, Quebec, Belle-Rivière and in the local municipality (Quebec), municipalities of Hébertville and Saint-Gédéon, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, Canada. The Belle Rivière valley is served by Quebec Route 169, route 169, chemin du 3e rang, chemin du 2e rang, chemin du rang Caron, route des Savard, chemin du rang de la Belle-Rivière (north side of the river) and chemin du rang Sainte-Anne (south side). This valley is also served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley; followed by recreational tourism, as a second economic activity. The surface of the Belle Rivière is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicoutimi River
The Chicoutimi River is a watercourse of eastern Quebec, Canada. A tributary of the Saguenay River, which it meets in the city of Saguenay, it is the main outlet of Kenogami Lake, which rises from a watershed of in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Entirely located in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, it is the most urbanized and dammed river in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. Used by the Montagnais of the Saguenay River before the arrival of Europeans, it was at that time the first portage from the main access road to Lac Saint-Jean. In the 20th century, it was developed from its source to its mouth for hydropower purposes. In addition to being the source of drinking water for the Chicoutimi and Jonquière boroughs, this river has six dams (including 2 hydroelectric power plants in operation). During the Saguenay flood in 1996, its surge caused significant damage to Laterrière and Chicoutimi. Geography Course and hydrogeology The Chicoutimi River rises at Portage-des- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
