The ruisseau Contourné is a tributary of the north shore of the

rivière aux Montagnais The Rivière aux Montagnais is a tributary of the southeast bank of the Moncouche River, flowing in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Reg ...

, flowing near the northern limit in 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 ...

, in the

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from

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, ...

, to

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. The course crosses: *MRC

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality Lac-Saint-Jean-Est () is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Alma. In 2016, 99.3% reported that they spoke French most often at home, according to the census. Subdivisions There ...

, in 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 unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche; *MRC

La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality La Côte-de-Beaupré () is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Château-Richer. Its most populous community is the municipality of Boischatel. Subdivisions There are 11 subdivisions withi ...

, in administrative region of

Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale (; ) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,684.78 km2. It reported ...

, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Contourné Creek (except the rapids areas) is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to "Ruisseau Contourné" are: * north side:

Huard Lake The lac Huard is a body of water crossed by the Huard River, in the catchment area of the Ha! Ha! River and Saguenay River. This body of water is located in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Mu ...

Métabetchouane River The Metabetchouan River (French: ''Métabetchouane'') is a tributary of Lac Saint-Jean in the centre of the province of Quebec, Canada. The course of this river successively crosses the regional county municipalities (MRC) of: * La Jacques-Cartie ...

, Rivière aux Canots; * east side: rivière aux Écorces, lac aux Écorces; * south side:

Lac aux Montagnais The Lac aux Montagnais is a freshwater body at the head of the rivière aux Montagnais, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nation ...

Métascouac Lake The lac Métascouac is a fresh body of water crossed by the Métascouac River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in ...

; * west side:

Métabetchouane Lake The lac Métabetchouane is a fresh body of water crossed by the Métabetchouane River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche, Quebec, Lac-Moncouche, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of S ...

. The ruisseau Contourné rises at Lac Étoile (length: ; altitude: ). This misshapen lake has four bays; its mouth is located at the bottom of the south bay. Star Lake is located southeast of Starr Lake. The shape of these two lakes is similar. From its source (mouth of Magny Lake), the course of Contourné stream descends on , with a drop of according to the following segments: * south, to the outlet (coming from the northeast) of Dépatie Lake; * south, to the outlet (coming from the east) of lakes Louisette and Pinsonneault; * southward to its mouth.Departmental Atlas of Canada of Canada's Natural Resources - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the instrumentation of the site - consulted on January 3, 2020.
/ref> From the confluence of the Contourné stream, the current descends on: * south, then northeast, the course of the

; * to the south, the course of the Moncouche River to its mouth; * northerly the

to the south shore of

lac Saint-Jean Lac Saint-Jean (, ) is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area of , and is ...

; * towards the north-east by crossing

; * towards the east by taking the course of the

Saguenay River __NOTOC__ 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

la Petite Décharge La Petite Décharge is the name of one of the two emissaries of lac Saint-Jean, the other being the La Grande Décharge. This river flows south of Alma Island, on the northwest shore of St. Lawrence River, in the town of Alma, in the Lac-Saint- ...

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 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 "ruisseau Contourné" was formalized on December 5, 1968, 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 - Ruisseau Contourné
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Geography

Toponymy

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See also