The rivière du Grand Portage (''English: Grand Portage River'') is a tributary of
Chigoubiche River, flowing into the
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of
Lac-Ashuapmushuan in the
Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
Le Domaine-du-Roy ''(The King's Domain)'' is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Roberval, and it is named for the King of France, who owned the land at the time of the colonizat ...
, in the administrative region of
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
province
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of
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.
The valley of the Grand Portage river is mainly served by the forest road R0204 which goes up all this valley and connects towards the south to the road R0406. The route R0204 connect north to
route 167.
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Forestry (mainly forestry) is the main economic activity in this valley; secondly, recreational tourism activities, mainly because of the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve.
Geography
The Grand Portage River draws its source from an unidentified lake (length: ; altitude: ).
This spring is located in a mountainous area in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, at:
* east of forest road R024;
* south-east of the mouth of the Grand Portage river;
* south of the old Frigon station of the Canadian National
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I railroad, Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern United States, M ...
railway;
* southwest of the course 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 ...
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From its source, the Grand Portage river flows over with a drop of , entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Grand Portage river ( segment)
* towards the west, in particular by crossing a first lake (length: ; altitude: ), then a second lake (altitude: ), by cutting forest road R024 (north–south direction), to the end of a bay on the west shore of Lac Meilleur; then north-west, crossing Meilleur Lake (length: ; altitude: ), to its mouth;
* first to the north-west along the foot of the mountains, forming several small irregular coils, crossing Poodle lake (altitude: ) at the start of the segment, by collecting the discharge (coming from the southwest) of a lake, the discharge of Lake Élieudes (coming from the north), the discharge (coming from the southwest) of Lake Bélus and the discharge (coming from northeast) of lac Sagelat, to the south shore of lac Lancelot;
* north (oriented slightly east) in a deep valley, crossing Lancelot lake (length: ; altitude: ), by collecting the discharge (coming from the east) of Lake Égérie, the discharge of lakes Poupas and Hécate, the discharge of Lake Fouju, the discharge of a set of lakes including Lac des Grèbes, up to the confluence of a stream (coming from the northeast). Note: Lake Lancelot receives on the west side the discharge of Lake Altair and the discharge (coming from the north) of Lake Joussé;
* towards the north-east, collecting the discharge (coming from the north-west) of a set of lakes in particular Quirouet, Gaudet, Guélard and Dalou, up to a corresponding river bend at the outlet (coming from the north-west) of Lac des Anophèles;
* eastward crossing some rapids, forming a small loop northward, to the confluence of the Grand Portage South-West River (coming from the south);
Lower course of the Grand Portage river ( segment)
* to the northeast, forming a large curve to the northwest to go around a mountain with steep cliffs (southeast side of the river), forming a hook to the 'east, by collecting the discharge (coming from the south-east) of the lake of Chaland, by collecting the discharge (coming from the west) of the lake Laramée, and curving towards the east to circumvent a mountain, until the confluence of the Grand Portage South-East River (coming from the south);
* northward in a sometimes steep-sided valley, forming a few large irregular coils in the middle of the segment where it crosses areas of marshes, and cutting the route 167 at the end of the segment, up to its mouth.]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 ...
east on (i.e. its full length), take the course of 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. T ...
via la Petite Décharge 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 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 ...
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Toponymy
The toponym "rivière du Grand Portage" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - rivière du Grand Portage](_blank)
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See also
* 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
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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality