The rivière aux Ours is a tributary of the
Sainte-Anne river flowing in the municipality of
Saint-Raymond, in the
Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale
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, in
Quebec
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, in Canada.
The small valley of the Rivière aux Ours is served by the Corcoran road and the Chute-Panet road which runs along the south and east bank of the Sainte-Anne river, for the needs of agriculture, forestry and residents of the sector.
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The main economic activities of the sector are agriculture and forestry.[
The surface of the Bear River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
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Geography
The Bear River has its source at the mouth in a marsh area (length: ; altitude ) located on the south side of the Pionniers Industrial Park at Saint-Raymond. This source is located at:
* east of the course of the Sainte-Anne river;
* south of the village center of Saint-Raymond;
* north of the confluence of Rivière aux Ours and Rivière Sainte-Anne;
* to the north, the confluence of the latter with the St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...
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From its source, the Bear River flows over especially in forest areas, sometimes agricultural, with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* especially in the marsh area, first towards the west, then towards the south, up to the Cormoran road bridge;
* towards the southwest by crossing rue Germain, up to a bend in the river;
* first towards the south-east by forming a hook (curving towards the east), collecting two discharges (coming from the east) from unidentified lakes and the discharge (via a small lake) (coming from the east) of Lac Plamondon, passing north of a hamlet, crossing route 354, then crossing two small unidentified lakes, until its mouth.]St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...
;
* south of the village center of Saint-Raymond;
* north of the confluence of the Sainte-Anne river with the Saint-Laurent river
The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...
.[
From this confluence, the current descends on generally south and southwest following the course of the Sainte-Anne river, to the northwest bank of the Saint Lawrence river.][
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Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière aux Ours" was formalized on August 17, 1978, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...
.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière aux Ours"]
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See also
* 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 Capitale-Nationale