The Rivière aux Castors Noirs (English: black beaver river) is a tributary of the

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, flowing in Haute-Batiscanie, in the province of

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. This watercourse crosses: * the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche which is part of the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale; * the municipality of Lac-Édouard which is part of the

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, in the administrative region of

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. This river is located entirely in the forest zone in the

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, near its western limit. This hydrographic slope is served by some forest roads. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational activities, second. The surface of the Black Beaver River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.

Geography

The Black Beaver River originates from "Lac à la Poêle" (length: ; altitude: ) in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche. This long lake is mainly fed by the outlet of Lac de la Queue, the outlet of Lake Cos, the outlet of Lake Dabin and the outlet of Lake Tretté. Its outfall is located at the bottom of a bay in the northwestern part of the lake.Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources of Canada - Rivière aux Castors Noirs
/ref> The course of the river straddles the boundary of the administrative regions of Capitale-Nationale and

. The "rivière aux Castors Noirs" flows to the bottom of a bay on the north shore of a lake formed by the widening of the

. This confluence is located from the Canadian National railway, west of Lac des Trois Caribous and south-east of the center of the village of Lac-Édouard.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière aux Castors Noirs" was formalized on December 5, 1968 in the Place Names Bank of the

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.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names of Quebec - Rivière aux Castors Noirs.
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Notes and references

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

Notes and references