The Savane du Nord river is a tributary of the

Sainte-Anne River Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux), Teyaiar River ( Huron Wendat), rivière Sainte-Anne (French), flows from north to south on the north shore in the estuary section of the St. Lawrence River, in Les Chenaux, Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier R ...

, flowing on the north bank of the

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. This river successively crosses the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba and the city of

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, in the

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, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. The upper part begins in the southeast of the territory of the

Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a List of protected areas of Quebec, wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This r ...

; then its course leaves this reserve to follow on the south side the limit of the reserve. The upper part (area of Savane Lake) of this small valley is served by a secondary forest road. The lower part is served by a forest road that goes up the west side of the Sainte-Anne river. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. Because of the altitude, the surface of the lower part of the Savane du Nord river is generally frozen from the end of November until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The upper part has a freezing period of about an additional week. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Savane du Nord river takes its source at the dam of the mouth of Savane lake, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the

. This spring between the mountains is located at: * northeast of a mountain peak located on the west side of Savane Lake; * northwest of a mountain peak located on the east side of Lac Savane; * southwest of the course of the Sainte-Anne river; * south-west of downtown

. From the dam at the mouth of Savane Lake, the course of this river descends from the mountains over , with a drop of . The course of the river is almost in a straight line going north, collecting a stream on the east side and another on the west side.Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Rivière Savane du Nord - Distance and altitude measurements established from the application of site measurements.
/ref> The Savane du Nord river flows near a bend on the south bank of the Sainte-Anne river. This confluence is located west of

and north of the center of

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré () is a town in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River, north-east of Quebec City. The population was 2,803 according to the Canada 2006 Census. Major religious ...

. From the confluence of the Savane du Nord river, the current flows over first towards the south-east, then the south-west, following the course of the

Sainte-Anne River (Beaupré) Sainte-Anne River () or Sainte-Anne du Nord River () is a tributary of the northwest shore of the Saint Lawrence River where it flows at the height of Beaupré, Quebec, Beaupré. This river flows in Capitale-Nationale, in the provinces and terri ...

, which crosses downtown Beaupré, to the northwest shore of

Toponymy

This toponym appears on the draft of the Maillard map, 1959-05-21, item 121. The water table is found on the Seminary Lands of Quebec. Rivière Savane is a variant of the official name. The toponym "rivière Savane du Nord" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: Rivière Savane du Nord
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Geography

Toponymy

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