| Kanishushteu River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality |
| Length: | 14km (09miles) |
| Source1: | Lake Robinos |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Ashuapmushuan |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 49.1178°N -73.1864°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 366m (1,201feet) |
| Mouth: | Ashuapmushuan River |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Ashuapmushuan |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 49.0458°N -73.1164°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 260m (850feet) |
| Progression: | Ashuapmushuan River, Lac Saint-Jean, Saguenay River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) discharge of the Pleasant, Mago and Mitrelles lakes, discharge of the Vertain lake. |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) Kanatuashuekanutsh River, creek, Lake Suspendu outlet, creek. |
The Kanishushteu River is a tributary of Ashuapmushuan River, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lower part of the Kanishushteu river valley is mainly served by a forest road; another forest road serves the upper part. These roads connect indirectly to route 167 which is located to the southwest.[1]
Forestry (mainly forestry) is the main economic activity in this valley; second, recreational tourism activities. The course of this river is entirely located in the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve.
The Kanishushteu River originates from the mouth of Robinos Lake (length: ; altitude:). This lake is enclosed between the mountains in a forest zone.
The mouth of Lake Robinos is located in a forest zone in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, at:
From the mouth of Lake Robinos, the Kanishushteu river flows on with a drop of, entirely in forest area, according to the following segments:
The Kanishushteu River empties at the bottom of a small bay (length:) connected to a river bend on the southwest bank of the Ashuapmushuan River. This confluence is located at the foot of a series of rapids, at:
From the mouth of the Kanishushteu River, the current descends the course of the Ashuapmushuan River on, then crosses lac Saint-Jean eastward on (i.e. its full length), follows the course of the Saguenay River via la Petite Décharge on eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the estuary of Saint Lawrence.[2]
The toponym “rivière Kanishushteu” was made official on December 2, 1982, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]