La Petite Rivière (English: The Little River) is a tributary of the
Cami River, flowing in the unorganized territory of
Lalemant and in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
from
Rivière-Éternité, in the
Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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. The course of "La Petite Rivière" crosses the
zec du Lac-Brébeuf.
The valley of "La Petite Rivière" is served on most of its course by a forest road, for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.
[Open Street Map - Accessed January 14, 2019]
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Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of "La Petite Rivière" 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 neighboring watersheds of "La Petite Rivière" are:
* north side: Lac de la Tente, Lac Belly, Lac Potvin, Brébeuf Lake, Lac des Cèdres, Éternity Lake, Éternité River, Truite Lake, Saguenay River
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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. ...
;
* east side: Cami River, Saint-Jean River, Rivière à la Catin, Lac des Hauteurs;
* south side: Lac de la Grosse Femelle, Lac Charny, Lac Éloigné, Épinglette Stream, Malbaie River, Caribou brook, Desprez Lake, Porc-Épic River;
* west side: lac à la Boule, lac du Berger, lac Grand-Père, Ha! Ha! River, 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 ...
, rivière à Mars.
"La Petite Rivière" rises at the confluence of an unidentified lake (length: ; altitude: ) located between the mountains. This source is located at:
* southwest of a mountain peak which reaches ;
* east of Lac du Berger, which is a head water body of the Bras de Ross (Brébeuf Lake);
* north-west of "Lac de la Grosse Femelle";
* south-west of the confluence of "La Petite Rivière" and the Cami River;
* south-east of "Lac des Cèdres";
* north-east of the dike at the mouth of Lake Ha! Ha!;
* north-west of the confluence of the ruisseau à John and the Malbaie River.[
From its source, the course of "La Petite Rivière" descends on in forest and mountainous areas, with a drop of according to the following segments:
* southward down a mountain, up to a bend in the river;
* to the east, to the outlet (coming from the north) of "Lac de la Tente";
* to the east in a deep valley, forming a detour south to the outlet (coming from the north) of a stream;
* to the east in a deep valley, forming a hook towards the south, to its mouth.][
The "Petite Rivière" flows onto the west bank of the Cami River. This mouth is located at:
* southeast of Belly Lake;
* north-west of Desprez Lake which is the head lake of the Cami River;
* north of the confluence of John's Creek and the Malbaie River;
* south-west of the confluence of the Cami River with the Saint-Jean River;
* south-west of the village center of Rivière-Éternité;
* south-west of the confluence of the Saint-Jean River and the Saint-Jean Bay (]Saguenay River
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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. ...
);
* south-east of downtown Saguenay (city)
Saguenay may refer to:
Places in Canada
*Saguenay, Quebec, a city
*Saguenay River, a major river in Quebec
*Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, the region of the Saguenay
*Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (The Saguenay Fjord), Regional Cou ...
.Saguenay River
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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. ...
on eastward to 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 tw ...
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 Rivière" was formalized on November 9, 2000, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de Toponymie du Québec - La Petite Rivière](_blank)
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Notes and references
Related articles
* 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 ...
* Lalemant
* Éternité River
* Zec du Lac-Brébeuf
* Cami River
* Saint-Jean River
* Saguenay River
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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. ...
* 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 ...
External links
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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality