| La Petite Rivière | |
| 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: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name5: | L'Anse-Saint-Jean and Rivière-Éternité |
| Length: | 8.1km (05miles)[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | L'Anse-Saint-Jean |
| Source1: | Lac non identifié |
| Source1 Location: | L'Anse-Saint-Jean |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.1207°N -70.7124°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 489m (1,604feet) |
| Mouth: | Cami River |
| Mouth Location: | Rivière-Éternité |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.0903°N -70.6361°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 330m (1,080feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | Outlet of "Lac de la Tente". |
La Petite Rivière (English: The Little River) is a tributary of the Cami River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lalemant and in the municipality from Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of "La Petite Rivière" crosses the zec du Lac-Brébeuf.
The valley of "La Petite Rivière" is served on most of its course by a forest road, for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.[2]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of "La Petite Rivière" 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 neighboring watersheds of "La Petite Rivière" are:
"La Petite Rivière" rises at the confluence of an unidentified lake (length: 0.34km (00.21miles); altitude: 489m (1,604feet)) located between the mountains. This source is located at:
From its source, the course of "La Petite Rivière" descends on 8.1km (05miles) in forest and mountainous areas, with a drop of 159m (522feet) according to the following segments:
The "Petite Rivière" flows onto the west bank of the Cami River. This mouth is located at:
From the confluence of "La Petite Rivière", the current:
The toponym "La Petite Rivière" was formalized on November 9, 2000, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]