The ruisseau Contourné is a tributary of the north shore of the rivière aux Montagnais, flowing near the northern limit in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course crosses: *MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in 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 the unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche; *MRC

La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality La Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Château-Richer. Its most populous community is the municipality of Boischatel. Subdivisions There are 11 subdivisions within ...

, in administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Contourné Creek (except the rapids areas) is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to "Ruisseau Contourné" are: * north side:

Huard Lake The lac Huard is a body of water crossed by the Huard River, in the catchment area of the Ha! Ha! River and Saguenay River. This body of water is located in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Mun ...

, Métabetchouane River, Rivière aux Canots; * east side: rivière aux Écorces, lac aux Écorces; * south side: Métabetchouane River,

Lac aux Montagnais The Lac aux Montagnais is a freshwater body at the head of the rivière aux Montagnais, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nati ...

Métascouac Lake The lac Métascouac is a fresh body of water crossed by the Métascouac River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in t ...

; * west side: Métabetchouane River,

Métabetchouane Lake The lac Métabetchouane is a fresh body of water crossed by the Métabetchouane River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint ...

. The ruisseau Contourné rises at Lac Étoile (length: ; altitude: ). This misshapen lake has four bays; its mouth is located at the bottom of the south bay. Star Lake is located southeast of Starr Lake. The shape of these two lakes is similar. From its source (mouth of Magny Lake), the course of Contourné stream descends on , with a drop of according to the following segments: * south, to the outlet (coming from the northeast) of Dépatie Lake; * south, to the outlet (coming from the east) of lakes Louisette and Pinsonneault; * southward to its mouth.Departmental Atlas of Canada of Canada's Natural Resources - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the instrumentation of the site - consulted on January 3, 2020.
/ref> From the confluence of the Contourné stream, the current descends on: * south, then northeast, the course of the rivière aux Montagnais; * to the south, the course of the

Moncouche River The Moncouche River (French: rivière Moncouche) is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River, crossing the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, flowing in the provinces and territories of Canada, province from Quebec, to Canada. The cours ...

to its mouth; * northerly the Métabetchouane River to the south shore of lac Saint-Jean; * towards the north-east by crossing lac Saint-Jean; * towards the east by taking the course of the Saguenay River via

la Petite Décharge La Petite Décharge is the name of one of the two emissaries of lac Saint-Jean, the other being the La Grande Décharge. This river flows south of Alma Island, on the northwest shore of St. Lawrence River, in the town of Alma, in the Lac-Saint ...

to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym "ruisseau Contourné" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...

.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Ruisseau Contourné
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Geography

Toponymy

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