Rivière à La Loutre (Saguenay River Tributary)

The rivière à la Loutre (''English: Otter River'') is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing in the municipality of Saint-Fulgence in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.

The route 172 (route de Tadoussac) crosses the river at
the Otter at its mouth. Rang Saint-Louis road (north–south direction)
serves the west side of this river.

Forestry is the sector's primary economic activity; second, recreational tourism activities.

The surface of Rivière à la Loutre is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Rivière à la Loutre are:
* North side: Valin River, Saint-Louis River, Canada stream;
* East side: Lajoie stream, Outardes River, Moulin brook, Glissant brook, Pelletier River, rivière de la Descente des Femmes, Saguenay River, Sainte-Marguerite River;
* South side: Saguenay River;
* West side: Valin River, Caribou River, Shipshaw River.

The Rivière à la Loutre takes its source from a mountain stream (altitude: ). This source is located at: to the south of the course of the le Petit Bras and at to the north-west from the mouth of the river to the Otter.

From its source, at the confluence of two mountain streams, the course of the Rivière à la Loutre descends on according to the following segments:
* south, to rang Sainte-Anne road;
* southwesterly, forming an easterly curve to Rang Sainte-Marie road;
* to the south in a deep valley, to a stream (coming from the west) corresponding to a bend in the river;
* towards the south-east at the foot of a mountain, delimiting the northern part of a small plain, to the mouth of the river.

The mouth of the Rivière à la Loutre flows onto the north shore of the Saguenay River in the municipality of Saint-Fulgence. This confluence of the Rivière à la Loutre is located at:
* east of the mouth of the Valin River;
* west of the center of the village of Saint-Fulgence;
* north-east of downtown Saguenay;
* west of the mouth of the Saguenay River.

From the mouth of the Rivière à la Loutre, the current follows the course of the Saguenay River eastwards to the height of Tadoussac where it meets the Saint Lawrence River.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière à la Loutre was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière à la Loutre
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See also

* List of rivers of Quebec

References

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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality