The Rivière aux Canots Est is a tributary of the Rivière aux Canots, flowing in the unorganized territories of Lac-Achouakan and Lac-Moncouche, the

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality Lac-Saint-Jean-Est is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Alma. In 2016, 99.3% reported that they spoke French most often at home, according to the census. Subdivisions There are 1 ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. The course of the Rivière aux Canots Est crosses 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 valley of the Rivière aux Canots Est is served indirectly by the route 169. This valley is also served by a few secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.=en& article=Rivière_aux_Canots_Est Open Street Map - Accessed February 2, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Rivière aux Canots Est 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

The main watersheds neighboring the Rivière aux Canots Est are: * north side: Suzor-Côté lake, Bousquet lake,

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; * ...

Pika River The Rivière Pika is a freshwater tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This watercourse successively crosses the regional county municipalities ...

; * east side: Gauthier brook, Bergeron brook,

Apica River The Apica River is a freshwater tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, Quebec, Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-S ...

, Mignault Lake, Leboeuf brook; * south side: Rivière aux Canots, Lampron Lake, Caché Creek, Jubinville Lake, Caché Lake, Willie Lake,

; * west side: Rivière aux Canots, Rivière aux Écorces, Lac à la Culotte. The Rivière aux Canots Est rises at Lac Bonjour (length: ; altitude: ) in a forest area in the

. This lake is mainly fed by the outlet (coming from the northeast) from Lake Calderly and the outlet (coming from the north) from Lac des Hannetons. This source is located at: * south-west of route 169; * northwest of the summit of

mount Apica Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

(altitude: ); * south of lac Suzor-Côté; * north-west of the hamlet Mont-Apica; * east of the

; * north-east of the confluence of the east Aux Canots river and the Aux Canots river. From its source (Bonjour lake), the Rivière aux Canots Est flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments: * to the south by collecting the discharge (coming from the east), to the Gauthier stream (coming from the east). Note: the first half of this segment is in the marsh area; * to the south in particular by collecting the discharge (coming from the east) from Lake Plutus, by collecting the discharge (coming from the northwest) from Lac des Pâturins and by crossing a lake not identified (length: ; altitude: ) over its full length, up to its mouth. Note: This lake receives the discharge from Bergeron stream on the south side; * towards the south-west, forming a loop towards the south in the marsh area, to its mouth. The Rivière aux Canots Est flows into the northeast bank of the Rivière aux Canots. This confluence is located at: * north-west of Lac Lampron; * south-east of Lac du Panache; * south-west of route 169; * east of the confluence of Rivière aux Canots and Rivière aux Écorces; * south-east of the confluence of the

and the Rivière aux Écorces; * south-east of the confluence of the

and

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 ...

; * southwest of the confluence of the

Chicoutimi River The Chicoutimi River is a watercourse of eastern Quebec, Canada. A tributary of the Saguenay River, which it meets in the city of Saguenay, it is the main outlet of Kenogami Lake, which rises from a watershed of in the Laurentides Wildlife Reser ...

and 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 ...

in the

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and com ...

sector of the city of

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. From the mouth of the Rivière aux Canots Est, the current successively follows the course of the Rivière aux Canots on generally west, the course of the Rivière aux Écorces on generally north, the course of the

on generally north, crosses

on north-east to

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 ...

, then follows the course of the

on to the east, then the northeast and the course of the

on east to

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 ...

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière aux Canots Est" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names 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 - Rivière aux Canots Est
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Notes and references

Appendices

* Lac-Moncouche, a TNO * Lac-Achouakan, a TNO *

* Rivière aux Canots * Rivière aux Écorces *

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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