| La Petite Décharge | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| 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 Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Alma |
| Length: | 16.2km (10.1miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Larouche |
| Source1: | Lac Saint-Jean |
| Source1 Location: | Alma |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.5651°N -71.7594°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 101 |
| Mouth: | Saguenay River |
| Mouth Location: | Alma |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.5389°N -71.6163°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 68m (223feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Ruisseau Rouge, Bédard River. |
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-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada.
La Petite Décharge marks the southern limit of Alma Island. To the east of this island, the two emissaries meet and form the Saguenay River at their confluence.
The main economic activities are urban (ie the city of Alma), industrial and recreational tourism.
La Petite Décharge is served on the north side by Mélançon-Ouest and Maurice boulevards.Paradis, as well as by the streets built on Alma Island; on the south side by Chemin du Golf, Scott Street West, Boulevard des Cascades, Rue Sacré-Coeur East and Boulevard Auger East.
The surface of La Petite Décharge 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.
With a length of 16.2 kilometers, the Petite Décharge is dotted with rapids all along its route.
The main watersheds neighboring the Petite Décharge are:
La Petite Décharge is the second emissary of lac Saint-Jean whose mouth is located in the town of Alma, at:
From its source, the Little Landfill flows over 16.2km (10.1miles) in a forest, then an urban area, according to the following segments:
La Petite Décharge spills out at the eastern tip of Alma Island, coinciding with the confluence of La Grande Décharge (coming from the North-West). The latter is crossed to the east by the Saguenay River. This mouth is located at:
This toponym is pointed out by the surveyor Edmond Duberger in a report of April 29, 1861 in Quebec, probably dates from the 18th century.[3] [4]
The toponym of "La Petite Décharge" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[5]