The ruisseau L'Abbé (English: L'Abbé stream) is a freshwater tributary of the

Pikauba River The Pikauba River is a tributary of Kenogami Lake, flowing in the province of Quebec in Canada, in the administrative regions of: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality; * ...

, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the

Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality. It is named for the ...

, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in

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, in

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, to

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. The upper part of the ruisseau L’Abbé valley is accessible by route 169; other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities .Open Street Map - Accessed January 30, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the primary economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of L’Abbé Creek is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to ruisseau L’Abbé are: * north side: Galbraith stream, Moïse lake, rivière aux Sables,

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 ...

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. ...

, Vert Lake (Hébertville); * east side:

, Patrie Creek, McDonald Creek, Gagnon Creek,

Cyriac River The Rivière Cyriac (also The Cyriac) is a freshwater tributary feeding the Kenogami Lake, flowing in: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, Quebec, Lac-Pikauba, in the regional county municipality, MRC of Charlevoix Re ...

, Chicoutimi River; * south side: Luppanay stream,

, rivière aux Écorces,

Petite rivière Pikauba The Petite Rivière Pikauba is a tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the province of Quebec, in Canada, in the administrative regions of: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County ...

; * west side:

, Belle Rivière stream, La Belle Rivière, Couchepaganiche East River,

Métabetchouane River The Metabetchouan River (French: ''Métabetchouane'') is a tributary of Lac Saint-Jean in the centre of the province of Quebec, Canada. The course of this river successively crosses the regional county municipalitys (MRC) of: * La Jacques-Cartier ...

. L’Abbé stream rises from a very small unidentified lake (altitude: ) on the eastern flank of Mont Hudon-Beaulieu. The northern mouth of this head lake is located at: * south of Vert Lake (Hébertville); * south-east of

lac Saint-Jean Lac Saint-Jean (Canadian French: ) is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area ...

; * south-west of

; * north-west of route 169; * south-west of the confluence of ruisseau L’Abbé and

. From the small head lake, the course of the ruisseau L’Abbé flows over entirely in the forest zone, with a drop of , according to the following segments: Upper stream of ruisseau L’Abbé (segment of ) * north-east, up to a bend in the river; * towards the east by collecting the discharge (coming from the northeast) of the Florian lake and the discharge (coming from the southwest) of the lake of Écluse, until the discharge (from the northwest) of Brulé and Sarcelle lakes; * south-east in a deep valley, until the discharge (coming from the south) of a set of lakes including Lac à la Tranche, lac à Brod and lac Beaver; * east to Luppanay stream (coming from the south); Lower stream of ruisseau L’Abbé (segment of ) * northward curving northeast, to the outlet (coming from the northwest) of Lake Moses; * east, curving south, to Galbraith Creek (coming from the north); * southeasterly, up to Plessis stream (coming from the southwest) which drains Lac Glacé, Lac Ratté and Lac Plessis; * east in a deep valley, to the outlet (coming from the south) of Lake Robertson; * north-east in a deep valley, to its mouth. L’Abbé stream flows into a bend on the west bank of the

. This confluence is located at: * south-west of the village center of Saint-Cyriac; * west of the confluence of the Pikauba river and

; * south-west of the

barrage de Portage-des-Roches The Portage-des-Roches dam (''Portage-des-Roches being the translation of the Montagnais'' ''Ashini Kushnapagan'') or '' Taschereau Dam'' (in honor of ''Louis-Alexandre Taschereau'') is a dam located in the Laterrière sector of borough Chicoutimi ...

; * west of Highway 169; * south-west of the confluence of the Chicoutimi River and the

; * south-east of the shore of

. From the confluence of L'Abbé stream with the

, the current successively descends the

on to the northeast, then the current crosses

on north-east to the dam of Portage-des-Roches, then follow the course of the Chicoutimi river on towards the east, then the northeast, and the course of the

on towards the east 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 tw ...

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 ...

Toponymy

The toponym "ruisseau L'Abbé" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Ruisseau L'Abbé
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Notes and references

Appendices

* Lac-Ministuk, a TNO *

* Chicoutimi River *

St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...

List of rivers of Quebec This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...

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Geography

Toponymy

Notes and references

Appendices

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