La Grosse Décharge is a tributary of the
rivière à Mars, 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
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a region in Quebec, Canada on the Labrador Peninsula. 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 fi ...
, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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. The course of "La Grosse Décharge" crosses the northern part of the
zec Mars-Moulin.
This small valley is served by the "Chemin de la Consol Paper" and the "Chemin des Lac des Maltais". A few other secondary forest roads serve the "La Grosse Décharge" valley, mainly for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
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Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of "La Grosse Décharge" 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 neighboring watersheds of La Grosse Décharge are:
* north side: Lac des Maltais, Gauthier River, Paradis brook, rivière du Moulin, 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. ...
;
* east side: rivière à Mars, Lake Como, Bras du Coco, Bras Rocheux, Bras d'Hamel, Ha! Ha! River;
* south side: rivière du Moulin, Bras de Jacob, Bras Henriette;
* west side: rivière du Moulin, Pères lake, Bras Henriette.
The "La Grosse Décharge" rises at the mouth of the "Lac de la Grosse Décharge" (length: ; altitude: ). This lake has a marsh area on the east side. The mouth of this lake is located at:
* northeast of the course of the rivière au Moulin;
* south of the hamlet Malherbe;
* south-west of the confluence of La Grosse Décharge and the Rivière à Mars;
* east of the Portage-des-Roches dam, erected at the head 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, Quebec, Saguenay, it is the main outlet of Kenogami Lake, which rises from a watershed of in the Laurentid ...
;
* south-east of the confluence of the rivière du Moulin and 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. ...
in the Chicoutimi sector of the city of Saguenay.[
From its source, "La Grosse Décharge" flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
* to the west, branching north to a bend in the river;
* towards the northeast, in particular by crossing the Pond of the Grosse Décharge (length: ; altitude: ), to its mouth which corresponds to the outlet (coming from the north) of Lake Hamel;
* north-east, crossing artificial lake (length: ; altitude: ), up to a dike;
* towards the north-east crossing a small lake on , bending towards the east, until the discharge (coming from the south-west) a stream draining in particular lakes Xavier and Colard;
* north-east, to the outlet of Lac aux Bleuets (coming from the west);
* eastwards, to the Petite Décharge (coming from the south-west);
* east almost straight, to its mouth.][ ]
The Grosse Décharge pours on the west bank of the rivière à Mars. This confluence is located at:
* southwest of the course of the Ha! Ha! River;
* south-east of the Bagotville Airport
Canadian Forces Base Bagotville , commonly referred to as CFB Bagotville, and also known as Bagotville Airport or Saguenay-Bagotville Airport, is a Canadian Forces base west of Bagotville in the city of Saguenay. Located in the centre of Quebe ...
terminal;
* north-east of the course of the rivière du Moulin;
* south-west of the confluence of the rivière à Mars and the Baie des Ha! Ha!;
* south-east of downtown Saguenay.[
From the confluence of "La Grosse Décharge" with the rivière à Mars, the current follows the course of the rivière à Mars on towards the northwest then towards the northeast, crosses the bay Ha! Ha! on towards the northeast, then the course 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. ...
on towards the east until Tadoussac
Tadoussac () is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of the estuary of St. Lawrence river, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.
Geography
Tadoussac is ...
where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary
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.[
]
Toponymy
The toponym "La Grosse Décharge" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - La Grosse Décharge
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Notes and references
Appendices
Related articles
* 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 ...
* Lac-Ministuk, a TNO
* Zec Mars-Moulin, a ZEC
* Rivière à Mars
* Baie des Ha! Ha!
* 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. ...
* 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 313 ...
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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality