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The Rivière à Mars is a tributary of the Baie des Ha! Ha! Crossing the borough
La Baie La Baie (French pronunciation: / la bɛ/, Quebec French pronunciation: / la be/) is one of three boroughs in the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It was created during Quebec's municipal reorganization in 2002. From 1976 to 2001, it was know ...
, in
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 ...
, 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
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
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. The "rivière à Mars" is a tributary of the
Saguenay River __NOTOC__ 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 ...
and has its source in the
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...
. This
river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
to
salmon Salmon () is the common name for several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family (biology), family Salmonidae, which are native to tributary, tributaries of the ...
s was badly affected by the Saguenay Flood which occurred from July 19 to 21, 1996. From the mouth of the river, the "rivière à Mars" valley is served by the route 381 which cuts the river at
La Baie La Baie (French pronunciation: / la bɛ/, Quebec French pronunciation: / la be/) is one of three boroughs in the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It was created during Quebec's municipal reorganization in 2002. From 1976 to 2001, it was know ...
, "chemin des Chutes" (north shore) and "Chemin Saint-Louis" (south shore), as well as by rail. Upstream, this valley is served by the Consol Paper road and a few other secondary forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; industrial and port activities, second; recreational tourism activities, third. The surface of the Mars river is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.


Geography

Taking its source at the mouth of a small lake at above sea level in the
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...
, the "rivière à Mars" flows from south to northeast in a descent comprising several tumultuous and rugged segments. The "rivière à Mars" flows over with a drop of especially in the forest zone except the last segment of in industrial zone and urban at the end of the course, according to the following segments: Upper course of the rivière à Mars (segment of ) * to the north in a deep valley crossing Lac Turcotte (length: ; altitude: ) at its peak length, to its mouth; * north, to the confluence of the outlet of Edmond Lake (coming from the west); * towards the north by winding and collecting the discharge (coming from the east) of Lake Dusette, to the discharge (coming from the east) of Lake Stymphale; * to the north, collecting the discharge (coming from the east) from Lake Colon and forming sawtooth at the end of the segment, up to the discharge of a stream (coming from South); * towards the north, curving towards the northwest by collecting the outlet of lac des Caves and meandering at the end of the segment to the stream at Goéland (coming from the south); * (or in a direct line) towards the northwest by forming numerous small streamers, until the confluence of the
rivière à Mars North-West The Rivière à Mars Nord-Ouest is a tributary of the rivière à Mars flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Que ...
; Intermediate course of the rivière à Mars (segment of in forest area) * towards the northwest passing north of Mont aux Oiseaux (altitude: ) where a fire tower had been built, then forming a curve towards east before branching north to
Bras de l'Enfer (rivière à Mars) The Bras de l'Enfer is a tributary of the rivière à Mars, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province ...
; * towards the north, passing between two mountains and forming a hook of towards the west, until the discharge (coming from the south-east) from Lac Noir; * north in a deep valley, to a bend in the river; * towards the north-west by forming a hook of towards the north, up to the outlet (coming from the south) of "Lac du Portage"; * to the north, collecting the outlet (coming from the east) of Lac Vert, the outlet (coming from the east) of "Petit lac Castule" and "Grand lac Castule", branching off towards northeast, to the confluence of the
Bras d'Isaïe The Bras d'Isaïe (English: arm of Isaiah) is a tributary of the rivière à Mars, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Sain ...
(coming from the west); Lower course of the rivière à Mars (segment of in forest area) * eastwards to the confluence of the
Bras du Coco The arm of the Coco is a tributary of the rivière à Mars, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province ...
(coming from the south-east) * north-west to the outlet (coming from the east) of Lake Como; * towards the north-west crossing some rapids until the confluence of the La Grosse Décharge (coming from the west); * towards the north-west crossing some rapids and forming a hook of towards the south-east, up to a bend in the river; * towards the northeast by forming a loop towards the northwest where a railway bridge is laid out and by forming a hook of towards the northeast at the end of the segment, either after having crossed the bridge from route 381, to the Rouge stream (coming from the west); * north-east in the La Baie borough, crossing a zone of rapids, passing under two road bridges and a railway bridge, to its mouth. The Mars River flows into the Baie des Ha! Ha! from the Saguenay fjord after crossing the borough of La Baie, in
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 ...
. From there, the current crosses the Baie des Ha! Ha! Northeast on , then follow the course of the
Saguenay River __NOTOC__ 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 on until
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 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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Aquatic fauna

The river offers fishing for
Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon are ...
and
sea trout Sea trout is the common name usually applied to anadromous (sea-run) forms of brown trout (''Salmo trutta''), and is often referred to as ''Salmo trutta'' morpha ''trutta''. Other names for anadromous brown trout are sewin (Wales), peel or peal ...
(anadromous Saguenay brook trout). Salmon fishing is wading and fly fishing only on the most easily accessible of river. From 1894 to 1935, the Price Brothers company operated a private fishing club on the river in Mars. In 1930, the construction of a dam limited access to salmon and allowed timber to float until 1952. Following major seeding and development work, including the creation of a fishway for salmon, the Association of sport fishermen of the Mars river was formed in 1983, and fishing reopened in 1992.


History

During colonization, around the 1870s, the first colonist to settle on the banks of the river was named Mars Simard, hence the origin of the name of the "Mars river". * 1872- * 1888-permit granted by William Price for the construction of a wooden dike used for a bakery to grind grain. * 1891 to 1914 - keeping of a fishing register by Mr. Mars Simard on behalf of Mr. Price who received several guests who came to fish for salmon. * 1930 - Beginning of the floating of wood and the log on the river. * 1934 - Writing and publication of the historical novel '' Rivière à Mars '' by Damase Potvin. * 1945 - End of wood floating. * 1983 - Foundation of the Association of Sports Fishermen of the River in Mars. * 1984 - Hydro morphological inventory of the first 35 km. * 1985 - Closure of sport fishing. * 1985 - Beginning of the five-year salmon stocking plan. * 1985 - Construction of a fishway * 1987 - Signature of a memorandum of understanding with Ville de La Baie. * 1990 - Beginning of the Economic Development Plan for Salmon. * 1992 - Beginning of sport fishing for salmon. * 1996 - Flood: destruction of the fishway and the dam. * 1997 - Reconstruction of the fishway and the dam. * 1997 - Stabilization of the banks and development of ponds; * 1998 - Creation of the Fjord Quartet of Saguenay salmon rivers. * 1999 - Updating of the development plan for the river at Mars. * 1999 - Regional consultation on the survival of sea trout in the Saguenay. * 2000 - Study plan on the strategic development of the Mars river. * 2001 - Acquisition of the campsite Au Jardin de mon Père by the organization. * 2003 - Sea trout reintroduction strategy (only about fifty counted). * 2004 - Beginning of the development plan for anadromous brook trout (sea trout). * 2004 - Construction and installation of two egg incubators in the river. * 2005 - Construction and installation of six other incubators in the river. * 2006 - Obtaining of a sowing plan for salmon fry. * 2006 - Start of work to redevelop the ponds of the river in Mars. * 2007 - Stocking of salmon fry for the next 5 years. * 2009 - Significant increase in anadromous brook trout (650 sea trout). * 2011 - Repair of the deck of the Roméo Tremblay dam.


Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière à Mars" 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 Mars
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