The Petite rivière aux Saumons (''English: Little Salmons River'') is a tributary of the

Ashuapmushuan River The Ashuapmushuan River is a river in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of the Canadian provinces of Quebec. It starts at the outlet of Lake Ashuapmushuan, and flows first in a north-easterly direction for about whereafter it continues south ...

, flowing in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini and in the

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of Saint-Thomas-Didyme, in the

Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality Maria-Chapdelaine is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Dolbeau-Mistassini. It runs from Lac Saint-Jean in the south to the deep interior of northern Quebec in the north. Subd ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. The valley of the Petite rivière aux Saumons is mainly served by forest roads.Open Street Map - Accessed July 21, 2020
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley.

Geography

The Petite rivière aux Saumons has its source at the mouth of the lake Anita (length: ; altitude: ). This head lake has two emissaries: the other flows north to discharge towards Lac Chapeau which in turn flows into Petit lac à Jim. The mouth of the lake Anita is located in a forest zone in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini, at: * nord-est of the course of ruisseau Moncou which flows in parallel (west side) of the Petite rivière aux Saumons; * north-west of the mouth of the Petite rivière aux Saumons; * north-west of downtown Saint-Félicien. From the mouth of the lake Anita, the Petite rivière aux Saumons flows over , with a drop of , entirely in a forest area, according to the following segments: * towards the south relatively in a straight line, crossing Malfait lake (length: ; altitude: ), up to at its mouth; * to the south relatively in a straight line, crossing Lac de la Petite Rivière aux Saumons (length: ; altitude: ), up to its mouth; * first to the south in a straight line, up to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Thomas-Didyme; * towards the south-east, entering the

Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve The Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, in the watershed of the Ashuapmushuan River. It is mainly located in the region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, between the municipality of La Doré and the city of Chibouga ...

and collecting the discharge (coming from the north-west) of Perron lake, up to a bend in the river; then on towards the west, to its mouth. The Petite rivière aux Saumons empties on the north bank of the Ashuapmushuan River at upstream from the confluence of the rivière à la Loutre. This confluence is located at: * to the southwest of the center of the village of Saint-Thomas-Didyme; * north-west of downtown Saint-Félicien; * northwest of the mouth of the Ashuapmushuan River. From the mouth of the Petite rivière aux Saumons, the current descends the course of the Ashuapmushuan river on , then crosses

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 are ...

eastward on (i.e. its full length), follows the course of the

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 ...

via

la Petite Décharge La Petite Décharge is the name of one of the two emissaries of lac Saint-Jean, the other being the La Grande Décharge. This river flows south of Alma Island, on the northwest shore of St. Lawrence River, in the town of Alma, in the Lac-Saint ...

on eastward to at

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where it meets the

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 ...

Toponymy

The toponyms "Petite rivière aux Saumons" and "Lac de la Petite Rivière aux Saumons" are interrelated. The toponym "Petite rivière aux Saumons" was made official on September 29, 1975, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Petite rivière aux Saumons
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