The Rivière du Lac Onésime is a tributary 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 ...
, flowing in the city of
Saguenay (city)
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, in the administrative region of
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, in the
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of
Quebec
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, in
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.
The Lac Onésime river valley is served by Wilbrod Road, Saint-André Road and Montée Duperré, mainly for the needs of forestry and agriculture.
Agriculture is the main economic activity in the Onésime lake river area; forestry, second.
The surface of the Lac Onésime 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 "rivière du Lac Onésime" are:
* north side:
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 ...
;
* east side: Savane brook,
rivière aux Sables,
Chicoutimi River;
* south side:
Dorval River
The "Dorval river" is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing in the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay and in the municipality of Larouche, Quebec, Larouche, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region ...
, Potvin lake, Charnois lake,
Cascouia River,
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 ...
;
* west side: Dupéré stream,
Dorval River
The "Dorval river" is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing in the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay and in the municipality of Larouche, Quebec, Larouche, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region ...
,
Bédard River, Rouge stream,
Lac Saint-Jean
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.
The Lac Onésime river rises at Lac Onésime (length: ; altitude: ) in the municipality of
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. From its source (Onésime lake), the "rivière du Lac Onésime" flows north over with a drop of in forest and agricultural areas. The course of this stream couples Saint-Wilbrod Road and Saint-André Road.
The course of the river Onésime flows into the bottom of Anse à Brillant on the south bank 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 ...
. This confluence is located at:
* south of the north shore 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 ...
;
* north of
route 170;
* downstream of the confluence of the Dorval and Saguenay rivers;
* north-west of
Jonquière
Jonquière (; ; 2021 population: 60,250) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saguenay River, near the borough of Chicoutimi.
History
Jonquière ...
town center;
* east of downtown
Alma
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.
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From the mouth of the Lac Onésime river, the current follows 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 ...
for 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
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.[
]
Toponymy
The term "Onésime" is a first name of French origin.
The toponym “Rivière du Lac Onésime” was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec
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.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière du lac Onésime
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Notes and references
Appendices
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* Saguenay (city)
Saguenay may refer to:
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*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 ...
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* 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 ...
* List of rivers of Quebec
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