The Petite Rivière Pikauba is a tributary of the

Pikauba River The Pikauba River is a tributary of Kenogami Lake, flowing in the province of Quebec in Canada, in the administrative regions of: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality; * ...

, flowing in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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 thirtee ...

, in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, in the administrative regions of: *

Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale (; en, National Capital region) is one of the 17 List of Quebec regions, administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's Communauté métropol ...

: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the

Charlevoix Regional County Municipality Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Baie-Saint-Paul. Subdivisions There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Baie-Saint-Paul ;Municipalities (3) * L' ...

; *

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a region in Quebec, Canada. It contains the Saguenay Fjord, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. It is also known as Sagamie in French, from the first part of "Saguenay" and th ...

: 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 f ...

. The Petite rivière Pikauba flows entirely into the

Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...

. The valley of the Petite rivière Pikauba is mainly accessible thanks to the route 169 and the route 175 (connecting Quebec and

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and com ...

). Other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessdate January 29, 2019
/ref> Forestry developed in the sector at the end of the 19th century, thus generating the development of hunting and fishing activities. The surface of the Petite rivière Pikauba is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The Petite Rivière Pikauba rises at the mouth of Lac Desjardins. This lake is located in the central part of the

. This lake has a length of , an altitude is . The mouth of Lac Desjardins is located at: * west of the course of the

Cyriac River The Rivière Cyriac (also The Cyriac) is a freshwater tributary feeding the Kenogami Lake, flowing in: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the MRC of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality; * Saguenay-Lac-Saint- ...

; * north-west of Pikauba Lake; * south-east of the course of the

; * south-east of the junction of roads route 175 and route 169; * south-east of the confluence of the small Pikauba river and the

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 ref ...

. From the mouth of Lac Desjardins, the Petite rivière Pikauba flows over , with a drop of , according to the following segments: Upper course of the Petite rivière Pikauba (segment of ) * to the south, then crossing Lake Lanctôt (length: ; altitude: ) west on its full length, to its mouth; * to the west, then crossing Lake Lanctôt (length: ; altitude: ) south on , to its mouth; * south-west to Petit lac Beloeil, then south-east in particular by crossing Lake Beloeil (length: ; altitude: ) over its full length; * to the southwest, up to a bend in the river, corresponding to the outlet (coming from the southeast) from Lac Fortier and Lac Decoigne; * towards the northwest by collecting the outlet (coming from the north) from Lake Fitou, up to the outlet (coming from the north) from Lake Dumais; * first towards the southwest, then crossing a bay and the northern part of

Talbot Lake Talbot was an automobile marque introduced in 1902 by English-French company Clément-Talbot. The founders, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury and Adolphe Clément-Bayard, reduced their financial interests in their Clément-Talbot ...

(length: ; altitude: ) on , to its mouth; Intermediate course of the Petite rivière Pikauba (segment of ) * to the northwest in a deep valley crossing the route 175, to the outlet of Lac Tourangeau (coming from the east); * towards the north-west in a deep valley by winding up to a stream (coming from the south); * towards the northwest by winding in a deep valley to the Jean-Baptiste stream (coming from the southwest); Lower course of the Petite rivière Pikauba (segment of ) * northwesterly, to In stream (coming from the east) which drains Lac Lévesque; * north-west to the outlet (coming from the south-west) of Lake Ondée; * north-west, to the outlet (coming from the east) of lakes Albert and Paul; * towards the northwest by forming four loops towards the northeast, up to Le Grand Ruisseau (coming from the southeast); * towards the northwest crossing several rapids, to its mouth. The Little Pikauba River flows into a bay on the south shore of

, west of Pointe Finnigan which is attached to the south shore of the lake. This confluence of the small

is located at: * south-west of the course of the

Jean-Boivin River The Jean-Boivin River is a freshwater tributary of the Cyriac River, 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 prov ...

; * south-east of a curve of the course of the Rivière aux Écorces; * north-east of route 169; * south-west of route 175; * south of

; * south-west of the

barrage de Portage-des-Roches The Portage-des-Roches dam (''Portage-des-Roches being the translation of the Montagnais'' ''Ashini Kushnapagan'') or '' Taschereau Dam'' (in honor of ''Louis-Alexandre Taschereau'') is a dam located in the Laterrière sector of borough Chicoutimi ...

; * south-west of the confluence of the

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 Reser ...

and 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 ...

. From the confluence of the Little Pikauba river and the

the current successively follows the course of the latter on towards the north, crosses the

on north-east to

, then follow the course of the

on to the east, then the northeast and the course of the

on east 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 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 "Petite rivière Pikauba" was formalized on January 8, 1981, 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 - Petite rivière Pikauba
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References

Appendices

* Lac-Pikauba, a TNO * Lac-Ministuk, a TNO * Talbot Lake, a body of water *

, a stream *

Kenogami River The Kenogami River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Thunder Bay and Cochrane districts in Northern Ontario, Canada, which flows north from Long Lake near Longlac to empty into the Albany River. Shows the river course. The river is ...

, a body of water *

, a stream *

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 ...

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Geography

Toponymy

References

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