| La Petite Décharge | |
| 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: | Unorganized territory |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Length: | 12.5km (07.8miles)[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Source1: | Forest and mountain stream |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.2372°N -71.0926°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 317m (1,040feet) |
| Mouth: | La Grosse Décharge (Mars River tributary) |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.2758°N -70.9739°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 190m (620feet) |
La Petite Décharge is a tributary of La Grosse Décharge, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of "La Petite Décharge" crosses the northern part of the zec Mars-Moulin.
This small valley is served by the "Chemin de la Consol Paper" and the "Chemin des Lac des Maltais". A few other secondary forest roads serve "La Petite Décharge" valley, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.[2]
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of "La Petite Décharge" is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.
The main watersheds neighboring "La Petite Décharge" are:
The Little Landfill rises at the confluence of two streams (altitude: 317m (1,040feet)) in forest and mountainous areas. This source is located at:
From its source, La Petite Décharge flows over 12.5km (07.8miles) with a drop of 127m (417feet) entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
The Little Discharge emties on the south bank of the Grosse Décharge. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the "Petite Décharge", the current successively follows the course of the Grosse Décharge on 0.6km (00.4miles) to the east, the course of the rivière à Mars on 14.5km (09miles) north and northeast, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! on 11km (07miles) towards the northeast, then the course of the Saguenay River on 99.5km (61.8miles) in the east until Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.[3]
The toponym "La Petite Décharge" was formalized on June 29, 1983, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]