The Sawine River is a tributary of the Rivière aux Écorces, 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 f ...

, 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 the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

from

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 ...

, to

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. The course of the Sawine River crosses the northwestern part of 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 small valley of the Sawine River is located near route 169. This valley is also served by a few secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessed December 27, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Sawine River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to the Sawine River are: * north side:

Bras des Angers The Bras des Angers (English: arm of Angers) is a tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Sai ...

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; * ...

, Plessis stream,

ruisseau L'Abbé The ruisseau L'Abbé (English: L'Abbé stream) is a freshwater tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguen ...

, Rivière aux Écorces; * east side:

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 ...

, Le Grand Ruisseau, Damasse brook,

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

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, in the MRC of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality; * Saguenay-Lac-Saint- ...

; * south side: Écluse stream, Blanc stream, Gabrielle stream, Lac aux Écorces,

; * west side:

Morin River The Morin river is a tributary of the Rivière aux Écorces, 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 province f ...

, Thom stream, Belle Rivière lake,

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 ...

. The Sawine River rises at the confluence of Lac du Virage (length: ; altitude: ) in a forest area in the

. This source is located at: * north of lac Morin; * south-west of route 169; * east of the Rivière aux Écorces; * south-east of the confluence of the Sawine river and the Rivière aux Écorces; * west of Custeau Lake, which is crossed by

; * 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 are ...

. From its source, the Sawine River flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments: * north across Lac du Cabanon (altitude: ), up to the outlet (coming from the west) of Petit Lac Morin; * northerly collecting a stream (coming from the south-east) and curving towards the north-west, up to the bridge of the route 169; * towards the northwest by snaking to the outlet (coming from the northeast) of Lac Chartrand; * northwards, to a stream (coming from the south-west); * north to Daoust stream (coming from the east); * towards the north by forming a hook towards the east, then by bending towards the northwest, until its mouth. The Sawine river flows on the southeast bank of the Rivière aux Écorces. This confluence is located at: * north-east of the confluence of the

and the Rivière aux Écorces; * west of the course of the

; * north-east of Belle Rivière lake; * south 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 Saguenay. From the mouth of the Sawine river, the current successively follows the course of the Rivière aux Écorces on towards the northeast, the course of the

on generally towards the north, crosses

on towards the northeast until at

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 towards the east, then the northeast and the course of the

on eastward 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 toponymic designation “Sawine River” appears on a 1947 map of Laurentian National Park. This acronym evokes the memory of an Abenaki family, more particularly that of Ambroise O'Bomsawin and her son Amable. In the 1850s, this family would have settled in

Mashteuiatsh Mashteuiatsh is a First Nations reserve in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, about north from the centre of Roberval. It is the home to the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation. It is located on a headland jutting out on the w ...

, in

Lac-Saint-Jean Lac-Saint-Jean () is a federal electoral district in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, northeast Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2004, and has been represented since 2015. Demographics :' ...

. The specific “Sawine” would therefore be the shortened form of the surname O'Bomsawin. The toponym “Sawine River” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Sawine
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Notes and references

Appendices

* Lac-Ministuk, a TNO *

* 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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Toponymy

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