The Rivière à l'Ours Ouest () is a tributary of the
rivière à l'Ours, flowing through the municipality of
Havre-Saint-Pierre
Havre-Saint-Pierre () is a municipality located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM, Quebec, Canada.
History
In 1857, a group of Acadian families arrived, in 1872, the Parish of Saint-Pierre-d ...
, in the
Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (Region 09) (, ; ) is an List of regions of Quebec, administrative region of Quebec, on the Quebec-Labrador peninsula, Quebec-Labrador Peninsula, Canada.
The region runs along the St. Lawrence River and then the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ...
, in the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, in Canada.
Except for the
route 138 serving the lower part of the Bear River, this valley is served by winter snowmobile routes.
[Open Street Map - Accessed July 3, 2020]
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The surface of the West Bear River is usually frozen from the beginning of November to the end of April, except the rapids areas; however, traffic on the ice is generally safe from late November to early April.
Geography
The West Bear River takes its source from an unidentified lake (length: ; altitude: ) located in Havre-Saint-Pierre
Havre-Saint-Pierre () is a municipality located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM, Quebec, Canada.
History
In 1857, a group of Acadian families arrived, in 1872, the Parish of Saint-Pierre-d ...
. This head lake is surrounded by a set of small lakes. The mouth of this head lake is located on the northeast shore. This mouth is located at:
* north-east of downtown Havre-Saint-Pierre;
* north-west of the mouth of the Bear River.[
From the mouth of the head lake, the West Bear River flows over with a drop of , especially in forest areas, according to following segments:
* towards the north-east by crossing four small lakes, then towards the south-east by crossing the fourth lake, to its mouth;
* south-east across Lake Cormier (length: ; altitude: ), to its mouth;
* south-east across Lake Mannier (length: ; altitude: ), to its mouth;
* south-east crossing Little Uatnakantuk lake (length: ; altitude: ), up to its mouth;
* south-east, up to the outlet of the detour stream (coming from the south-west);
* first towards the south-east, then towards the east by forming a few loops, crossing areas of marsh, up to a river (coming from the north-west);
* to the east, forming a hook towards the north, to its mouth.]Havre-Saint-Pierre
Havre-Saint-Pierre () is a municipality located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM, Quebec, Canada.
History
In 1857, a group of Acadian families arrived, in 1872, the Parish of Saint-Pierre-d ...
.[
From the mouth of the West Bear River, the current follows the course of the Bear River on towards the south-east, then crosses on east of Victor Bay until bypassing Victor Island, which is part of the north shore of the ]Estuary of Saint Lawrence
The St. Lawrence River Estuary is an estuary at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. It stretches 655 km from west to east, from the outlet of Lake Saint Pierre to Pointe-des-Monts, where it becomes the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Quebec, Canada.
...
.[
]
Toponymy
The toponym "Rivière à l'Ours Ouest" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière à l'Ours Ouest
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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 ...
References
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Rivers of Côte-Nord
Minganie Regional County Municipality