The Saint-Athanase River is a tributary of the south shore of the
Saguenay River
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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 ...
flowing into the municipality of
Petit-Saguenay in the
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
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The Saint-Athanase River Valley is mainly served by Saint-Louis Road and Saint-Etienne Road.
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Forestry is the first economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the Saint-Athanase River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near the Saint-Athanase River are:
* North side: Saguenay River
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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 ...
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* East side: Saint-Étienne River, Petites Îles River, St. Lawrence River
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* South side: Petit Saguenay River;
* West side: Petit Saguenay River, Cabanage River.
The Saint-Athanase River rises at the mouth of Petit Lac Alphée (length: ; altitude: ). This source is located at:
* south of its mouth (confluence with the Saguenay River);
* northeast of the Petit Saguenay River;
* west of the mouth of the Saguenay River
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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 ...
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* east of the village center of Petit-Saguenay.
From its source (Petit Lac Alphée), the course of the Saint-Athanase River descends on according to the following segments:
* to the north, in particular, crossing the Alphée lake (length: ; altitude: ) on to its mouth;
* easterly, forming a curve to the north, to the discharge (coming from the north) of a group of small lakes;
* easterly forming at the beginning of a segment a hook to the south, to the discharge (coming from the south) of a set of small lakes;
* northerly forming a large S, to the discharge (from the east) of an unidentified lake;
* northerly, curving to the northeast, to the discharge (from the east) of a set of unidentified lakes;
* northwesterly to a dump of unidentified lakes;
* north in a steep valley curving westward around a large mountain to its mouth.Saguenay River
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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 ...
. This confluence is located at:
* northwest of the village center of Saint-Étienne;
* northeast of the confluence of the Petit Saguenay River with the Saguenay River
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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 ...
;
* west of 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 ...
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Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Saint-Athanase" (St. Athanase River) refers to St. Athanasius, a patron of the Roman Catholic Church.
The toponym "Saint-Athanase River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.
Notes and references
External links
See also
* Petit-Saguenay, a municipality
* Saguenay River
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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 ...
, a watercourse
* List of rivers of Quebec
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Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality