The Loutre River is a tributary of the northwest shore of the
St. Lawrence River, flowing into the town of
La Malbaie, between the towns of
Cap-à-l'Aigle
Cap-à-l'Aigle is an area located in the east end of La Malbaie, in Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. Formerly constituted as a municipality, this territory was ...
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, in the
Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale, in
Quebec, in
Canada. The course of this river flows into the St. Lawrence in the hamlet of
Bas-de-l'Anse, northeast of the town of La Malbaie.
The valley of this watercourse is served by
route 138 (Malcolm-Fraser Blvd.) which runs along the northwest shore of the
St. Lawrence River and by route Sainte-Mathilde East.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities (including resort and bed and breakfasts), second.
The surface of this stream is generally frozen from mid-December to late-March. Nevertheless, safe ice traffic is generally from late December to mid-March.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near the "Loutre River" are:
* North side:
Port au Persil River
The Port au Persil River (French: "Rivière du Port au Persil") is a tributary of the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing into the city of Saint-Siméon in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale a ...
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Noire River Noire River or Rivière Noire may refer to:
North America
* Grande rivière Noire or Big Black River (Saint John River tributary), in Maine, United States, and Quebec, Canada
* Noire River (L'Assomption River tributary), Matawinie, Lanaudière, Q ...
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Port au Saumon River
The Port-au-Saumon River is a tributary of the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing into the town of La Malbaie, into the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, Quebec, Canada. ...
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Saguenay River;
* East side:
St. Lawrence River;
* South side:
St. Lawrence River;
* West side: Baptiste-Jean brook,
Comporté River
The Comporté River is a tributary of the Malbaie River flowing generally southward into the territory of the town of La Malbaie in the Eastern part of the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, in Canada. This river has a gap in elev ...
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Jacob River,
Snigole River
The Snigole River is a tributary of the north shore of the Malbaie River flowing generally to the south, especially in the zec du Lac-au-Sable in the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, then in the territory of Clermont at the end of the route, ...
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Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
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The Loutre River originates from a small unidentified lake (length: ; altitude: ) in forest area. From the mouth of this head lake, the course of the Loutre River descends by traveling according to the following segments:
* south by cutting a forest road to a bend in the river, corresponding to the confluence of a creek (coming from the east);
* south to a creek (coming from the east);
* southerly, bypassing the hamlet of Bas-de-Anse, to the bridge of
route 138;
* southeasterly down the cliff in a forest area to the shore of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf of St. Lawrence () is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. The gulf is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an area of about and containing about of water, at an average depth of .
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Toponymy
The origin of the name "rivière à la Loutre" is related to the presence of otters in this area.
The toponym "rivière à la Loutre" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Bank of place names of the
Commission de toponymie du Quebec
Commission or commissioning may refer to:
Business and contracting
* Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered
** Commission (art), the purchase or the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of anothe ...
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See also
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List of rivers of Quebec
Notes and references
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Rivers of Capitale-Nationale
Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality