| Bruyère River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | City and municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Saguenay (city) and Larouche |
| Length: | 12.4km (07.7miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Larouche |
| Source1: | Lac Potvin |
| Source1 Location: | Larouche |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.4224°N -71.4469°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 184 |
| Mouth: | Saguenay River |
| Mouth Location: | Larouche |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.4633°N -71.5222°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 150m (490feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | Discharge from the Hippolyte and Aqueduc lakes |
| Tributaries Right: | Discharge from Ovila lake |
The Bruyère river is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Dorval River, flowing in the municipality of Larouche, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.
The Bruyère river valley is mainly served by the route 170 (boulevard du Royaume), for forestry and agriculture.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the Bruyère River area; agricultural activities, second.
The surface of the Bruyère River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.
The main watersheds near the Bruyère river are:
The Bruyère river rises at Lake Potvin (length: 2km (01miles); altitude: 184m (604feet)) in the shape of a deformed crescent open to the north. This source is located at:
From its source (small unidentified lake), the Bruyère river flowed on 12.4km (07.7miles) with a drop of 34km (21miles) generally in forested area, sometimes agricultural, according to the segments following:
The course of the Bruyère river flows into a bend on the south bank of the Dorval River. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Bruyère river, the current follows the course of the Dorval river on 26.2km (16.3miles) towards the northwest, then the course of the Saguenay River on 123km (76miles) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.[2]
The toponym "Bruyère river" was formalized on January 8, 1981, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]