The rivière du Castor (, ''River of the Beaver'') is a tributary of
Rivière à l'Ours, flowing successively in the municipalities of
Sainte-Hedwidge and
Saint-Prime, in the
Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
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Sub ...
, in the administrative region of
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
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, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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.
The Beaver River valley is served by the 3rd range road, the Marcel-Auclair road and the 6th range road.
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Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley.
The surface of the Beaver River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography
The Beaver River originates at the confluence of two forest streams (altitude: ), in Sainte-Hedwidge. This source is located at:
* west of a curve of the Rivière aux Iroquois
Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to:
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* Rivière, Profondeville, a village
Canada
* La Rivière, Manitoba, a community
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France
* La Rivière, Girond ...
;
* south-east of downtown Saint-Félicien;
* north-west of downtown Sainte-Hedwidge;
* south-east of the mouth of the Beaver river.[
From its source, the Beaver river flows over with a drop of especially in forest areas, according to the following segments:
* towards the north by entering Saint-Prime, forming a hook towards the east, up to the chemin du 6e rang;
* towards the north, forming a big S, first in the forest zone, then agricultural, until the Marcel-Auclair road;
* towards the north in the agricultural zone, bending towards the northwest, forming a loop on the northeast side of the 3rd range road, then more or less along this last road by the southwest side, by crossing the Talbot road, to its mouth.][
From the mouth of the Beaver river, the current successively descends the course of the Rivière à l'Ours on toward the North-east; the ]Ashuapmushuan River
The Ashuapmushuan River is a river in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of the Canadian provinces of Quebec. It starts at the outlet of Lake Ashuapmushuan, and flows first in a north-easterly direction for about whereafter it continues south- ...
towards the south-east on ; then crosses lake Saint-Jean east on (ie its full length), follows 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. ...
via the Petite Décharge on east to 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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.[
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References
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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean