The Rivière Pierre (English: Pierre River) is a tributary of
Brébeuf Lake, flowing in the municipality of
Ferland-et-Boilleau and
ivière-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 lower part of the Pierre river valley is integrated into the
zec du Lac-Brébeuf.
The Pierre river valley is served by a forest road that serves the southwest shore of the
Brébeuf Lake, for forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.
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Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Pierre 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 Pierre River are:
* north side: Brébeuf Lake, Bras de Ross, Papinachois stream, Otis 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: Lac Brébeuf, Saint-Jean River, 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 ...
, 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 Que ...
;
* south side: Lac des Canots, Lac Thérèse, 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 ...
, Lac de la Montagne;
* west side: lac Benouche, Bras de Ross, Potvin lake, Papinachois stream, Ha! Ha! River, 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 ...
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The Pierre River takes its source at the confluence of two mountain streams (altitude: ) in a deep valley. This source is located at:
* west of a mountain peak which reaches ;
* northeast of a curve of the Bras de Ross;
* south-east of the confluence of the Pierre river and the Brébeuf Lake.
* south of Otis Lake;
* south of the center of the village of Lac-Goth;
* south-east of the confluence of the Cailles stream (draining Lac Otis) and the ]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. ...
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From its source, the course of the Pierre river descends on according to the following segments:
* towards the north-west on up to a bend in the river, then towards the north-east in the marsh zone by collecting a stream (coming from the southeast), to the outlet (coming from the southeast) of the Lac du Cimetière;
* north-west passing west of a mountain whose summit reaches to a stream (coming from the west) ;
* east in a steep valley, to a stream (coming from the south);
* north-east in a steep valley, to a stream (coming from the north-west) whose mouth is in the marsh area;
* to the east, bending to the northeast, to the outlet (coming from the north) of a lake;
* towards the south-east, crossing the lake ? (length: ; altitude: ) to its mouth;
* eastwards to the outlet (coming from the south) of "Lac des Canots";
* to the east, collecting the discharge (coming from the north) of a lake, to its mouth.]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 ...
and the Saint-Jean River;
* east of the hamlet "L'Écluse-à-Hilaire";
* south-west of the village center of Rivière-Éternité;
* south-west of the confluence of the Saint-Jean River and 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 of a bay on Éternité Lake;
* 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 ...
.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 "rivière Pierre" was formalized on June 29, 1983, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Rivière Pierre](_blank)
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See also
* 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 ...
* Ferland-et-Boilleau, a municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
* Rivière-Éternité, a municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
* Zec du Lac-Brébeuf, a controlled exploitation zone
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* Controllin ...
(zec)
* Brébeuf Lake
* 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 ...
References
External links
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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality