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Bras à Pierre
The Bras à Pierre is a tributary of the Saint-Jean river, flowing in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The valley of "Bras à Pierre" (English: Pierre's arm) is served by the Périgny road for forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second; agriculture in third. This valley contains some dwellings distributed in small deforested areas. The surface of "Bras à Pierre" 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 neighboring the "Bras à Pierre" are: * north side: Saint-Jean River, Emmuraillé Lake, Éternité River, Saguen ... [...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] |
Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American elm forest grows in the gorge and has remained largely undisturbed for hundreds of years. Its course successively crosses Grands-Jardins National Park, Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, Zec des Martres, Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park and Zec du Lac-au-Sable. It winds first towards the north-east, towards the east, then towards the south-east, in a narrow and deep glacial valley, for 161 kilometers and a drop of 820 meters. Its course forms a semicircle stretching towards the north and completely encircling in its center the hydrographic slope of the Rivière du Gouffre. For example, there is a distance of between the mouth of the rivières des Martres and the mouth of a stream flowing on the east bank of the upper part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north * Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) * Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River * Roggan River **Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Office québécois de la lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estuary Of Saint Lawrence
The estuary of the Saint Lawrence in Quebec, Canada, is one of the largest esturaries in the world. Situation The estuary of the St. Lawrence River is located downstream of the St. Lawrence River and upstream of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It refers to the place where the fresh and salt waters mix between the river and the gulf. The St. Lawrence Estuary begins at Lake Saint-Pierre and ends at the widening of the shores, at the height of Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec, opposite Les Méchins, Quebec. It is divided into three sections: the St. Lawrence River estuary at Île d'Orléans (Orleans Island), the middle estuary to the Saguenay Fjord, the maritime estuary to Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec. The St. Lawrence Estuary is characterized by a saline front at the eastern tip of Île d'Orléans. The zone of contact between fresh and salt water corresponds to a region of high concentrations of suspended matter causing a zone of maximum turbidity (MTZ) of a length that can vary from , depend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadoussac
Tadoussac () is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence rivers. The indigenous Innu call the place ''Totouskak'' (plural for ''totouswk'' or ''totochak'') meaning "bosom", probably in reference to the two round and sandy hills located on the west side of the village. According to other interpretations, it could also mean "place of lobsters", or "place where the ice is broken" (from the Innu ''shashuko''). Although located in Innu territory, the post was also frequented by the Mi'kmaq people in the second half of the 16th century, who called it ''Gtatosag'' ("among the rocks"). Alternate spellings of Tadoussac over the centuries included Tadousac (17th and 18th centuries), Tadoussak, and Thadoyzeau (1550). Tadoussac was first visited by Europeans in 1535 and was established in 1599 when the first trading post in Canada was formed there, in addition to a permanent settlement being placed in the same area that the Grand Hotel is located tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean Bay (Saguenay River)
L'Anse Saint-Jean (English: Saint-Jean Bay) is a bay located on the south shore of the Saguenay River at L'Anse-Saint-Jean, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. Geography Perpendicular to the Saguenay River, this cove is wide by long. The Saint-Jean River flows into the end of the bay. The entrance to this bay is bounded by "Pointe au Boeuf" (located to the west) and "la Grande Pointe" (located to the east). History Located between Anse du Petit Saguenay (east side) and Baie Éternité (west side), Anse Saint-Jean is a haven for pleasure boating in the event of large waves. Gallery Quai et la rivière Saguenay à L'Anse-Saint-Jean (Québec).jpg File:Anse St Jean mtnv.jpg See also *Zec de la Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay, a controlled harvesting zone Control may refer to: Basic meanings Economics and business * Control (management), an element of management * Control, an element of management accounting * Comptroller ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ha! Ha! River (Saguenay River)
The Ha! Ha! River is a watercourse in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada. Its course is entirely located in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Dubuc provincial constituency and the federal district of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord. The river is shared between the MRC of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (through the town of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Quebec) and the city of Saguenay crossing the La Baie, Quebec borough of Saguenay. The Ha! Ha! River was badly hit during the Saguenay Flood. The southern part of Petit lac Ha! Ha! is served by Route 381 to the bridge that marks out the Petit lac Ha! Ha! and Lake Ha! Ha!. This bridge spans the water level at the peninsula attached to the North Shore, then the road heads northwest, serving the northwestern part of the lake Ha! Ha! and the lower part of the Ha! Ha! River Valley. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second; agriculture is practiced around the lower segment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cami River
The Cami river is a tributary of the Saint-Jean River, flowing in the municipality of Lalemant, Hébertville-Station and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the Cami river crosses the zec du Lac-au-Sable. The Cami river valley is served along its entire length by the Lac-Desprez road, for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Cami 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 watersheds neighboring the Cami River are: * north side: Bailloquet Lake, Otis Lake, Périgny Lake, Éternité River, Lac à la Truite, Saguenay River; * east side: Saint-Jean river, Quar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brébeuf Lake (Saint-Jean River Tributary)
The Brébeuf Lake is a body of water tributary of the Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River tributary), Saint-Jean River. It is in the local municipality (Quebec), municipality of Rivière-Éternité, Quebec, Rivière-Éternité, Quebec, Canada. The Brébeuf Lake is integrated into the zec du Lac-au-Sable, a controlled exploitation zone. The southwest part of Brébeuf Lake is served by a forest road from the village of Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Quebec, Saint-Félix-d'Otis where it connects to Quebec Route 170, route 170. Few other secondary forest roads serve the lake sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Brébeuf Lake is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to the end of March. Geography The main watersheds near Brébeuf Lake are: * north side: Bailoquet Lake, Éterni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière à La Catin
The rivière à la Catin is a tributary of the Cami River, flowing in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course of the Catin river crosses the zec du Lac-Brébeuf. The lac à Catin area is served by Chemin du Lac à la Catin which connects to the west with Chemin du Lac Travers and Chemin du Lac Desprez. The middle part of the Catin river valley is served by the Périgny road and the Lac de la Souris road, for forestry and recreational tourism activities. The lower part is served by Chemin du Lac Brébeuf. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Catin 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-Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
