La Petite Décharge is a tributary of La Grosse Décharge, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the

Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality. It is named for the ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. The course of "La Petite Décharge" crosses the northern part of the

zec Mars-Moulin The Zec Mars-Moulin is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) of , located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Kinistuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac ...

. This small valley is served by the "Chemin de la Consol Paper" and the "Chemin des Lac des Maltais". A few other secondary forest roads serve "La Petite Décharge" valley, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessed January 24, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of "La Petite Décharge" 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 "La Petite Décharge" are: * north side: Lac des Maltais, Gauthier River, Paradis brook, rivière du Moulin,

Saguenay River __NOTOC__ The Saguenay River () is a major river of Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. T ...

; * east side:

rivière à Mars The Rivière à Mars is a tributary of the Baie des Ha! Ha! (Saguenay River), Baie des Ha! Ha! Crossing the borough La Baie, in Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay (city), in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. The ...

, Lake Como, Bras du Coco, Bras Rocheux,

Bras d'Hamel The Bras d'Hamel is a stream flowing in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau (MRC of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality) and in the city of Saguenay (city), in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the provin ...

, Ha! Ha! River; * south side: rivière du Moulin,

Bras de Jacob The bras de Jacob (English: Jacob's arm) is a tributary of the rivière du Moulin, flowing successively in the Saguenay, then in the territory not organized from Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the adm ...

Bras Henriette The arm Henriette (English: Henriette's arm) is a tributary of the Bras de Jacob, flowing in the southern part of the city of Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of ...

, * west side: rivière du Moulin, Pères lake,

. The Little Landfill rises at the confluence of two streams (altitude: ) in forest and mountainous areas. This source is located at: * north-east of the course of the rivière du Moulin; * south-east of the village of Laterrière; * south-west of the confluence of the Petite Décharge and la Grosse Décharge; * south-east of the Portage-des-Roches dam, erected at the head of the Chicoutimi River; * south-east of the confluence of the rivière du Moulin and the

in the

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sector of the city of Saguenay. From its source, La Petite Décharge flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments: * towards the northeast by collecting the discharge (coming from the northwest) of the "Grand lac à Foin" and the "Petit lac à Foin", up to a bend of the river, corresponding to a small lake; * towards the north while continuing to cross a small lake (length: ; altitude: ), until at the outlet (coming from the east) of a stream; * towards the east by crossing on a small lake (length: ; altitude: ), then north curving northeast, to a stream (coming from the south); * towards the north-east, forming a large curve towards the west, up to a stream (coming from the south); * towards the northeast, in particular by crossing a small lake (length: ; altitude: ), by collecting a stream (coming from the east), then bending towards the east, to a stream (coming from the south); * north-east, to its mouth. The Little Discharge emties on the south bank of the Grosse Décharge. This confluence is located at: * west of the

course; * southwest of the course of the Ha! Ha! River; * south-east of

Bagotville Airport Canadian Forces Base Bagotville , commonly referred to as CFB Bagotville, and also known as Bagotville Airport or Saguenay-Bagotville Airport, is a Canadian Forces base located west of Bagotville in the city of Saguenay. Located in the centre ...

terminal; * northeast of the course of the rivière du Moulin; * south-west of the confluence of the Mars river and the Baie des Ha! Ha!; * south-east of downtown Saguenay. From the mouth of the "Petite Décharge", the current successively follows the course of the Grosse Décharge on to the east, the course of the

on north and northeast, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! on towards the northeast, then the course of the

on in the east until

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 t ...

where it merges with the

Saint Lawrence Estuary 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 ...

Toponymy

The toponym "La Petite Décharge" was formalized on June 29, 1983, at the Place Names Bank of the

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 ...

.Commission de toponymie du Québec - La Petite Décharge
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Notes and references

Appendices

* Lac-Ministuk, a TNO *

Zec Mars-Moulin The Zec Mars-Moulin is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) of , located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Kinistuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac ...

, a ZEC *

La Grosse Décharge (Mars River tributary) La Grosse Décharge is a tributary of the rivière à Mars, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the provi ...

Rivière à Mars The Rivière à Mars is a tributary of the Baie des Ha! Ha! (Saguenay River), Baie des Ha! Ha! Crossing the borough La Baie, in Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay (city), in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. The ...

* Baie des Ha! Ha! *

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 ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Little, discharge Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality

Geography

Toponymy

Notes and references

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