| La Petite Rivière | |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Quebec City |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the river in Quebec City |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type4: | Cities |
| Subdivision Name4: | Quebec City and MRC La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Saint-Charles and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier |
| Length: | 1.9km (01.2miles) |
| Source1: | Rifey Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Quebec (city) |
| Source1 Elevation: | 196 |
| Mouth: | Nelson River |
| Mouth Location: | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (sector Les Saules) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.9239°N -71.4408°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 193 m |
| River System: | Saint Lawrence River |
| Basin Size: | NaNkm2 |
| Tributaries Right: | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge of three small lakes, an unidentified stream. |
La Petite Rivière is a tributary stream of the Nelson River, flowing in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course of the river crosses:
This watercourse is part of the watershed of the Saint-Charles River.
The valley of "La Petite Rivière" is mainly served by boulevard Valcartier and rue Morley.
The surface of "La Petite Rivière" (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
Land use in the La Petite Rivière sub-basin is mainly forested on the northeast side and agricultural in the southwest side. Located on the north side of boulevard Valcartier, Lac Rifey is the head lake of this small river. It is located between Mont Brillant (south side) and Mont Snow (North side). A quarrying zone that runs along boulevard Valcartier is located on the west side of this head lake.
From Lac Rifey, the course of La Petite Rivière descends on, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The confluence of La Petite Rivière and the Nelson River is located in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier at to the north-west of the mouth of the Nelson River; west of the mouth of the Saint-Charles river; east of the village center of Lac-Saint-Charles and east of the village center of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.[1]
From the mouth of La Petite Rivière, the current descends on following the course of the Nelson river; then on generally towards the south-east, then towards the north-east, following the course of the Saint-Charles river.[1]
The name "La Petite Rivière" was formalized on January 7, 1985 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2] It is a toponym for the nearby features.
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