| Petite rivière Pikauba | |
| 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: | Unorganized territory and a city |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Pikauba and Saguenay |
| Length: | 74.1km (46miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Source1: | Lac Desjardins |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Pikauba |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.8653°N -71.1376°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 928 |
| Mouth: | Pikauba River |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.3247°N -71.4408°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 348m (1,142feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Ruisseau non identifié, décharge d'un lac non identifié, Le Grand Ruisseau, décharge d'un lac non identifié, décharge d'un lac non identifié, ruisseau non identifié, décharge du lac de l'Ondée, ruisseau Jean-Baptiste, décharge des lacs Malouin et Pruneau, décharge (via le lac Talbot) des lacs Minier et Dean, décharge du lac Maskwa (via le lac Talbot), décharge du lac Vermeil (via le lac Talbot); Amont du lac Talbot: décharge des lacs Fortier et Decoigne. |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Décharge du lac Arsenault, décharge des lacs Paul et Albert, ruisseau In, décharge d'un ruisseau non identifié, ruisseau non identifié, décharge du lac Tourangeau; Amont du lac Talbot: ruisseau non identifié, décharge du lac Fitou, décharge du lac Blacburn (via le lac Lanctôt). |
The Petite Rivière Pikauba is a tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the province of Quebec, in Canada, in the administrative regions of:
The Petite rivière Pikauba flows entirely into the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The valley of the Petite rivière Pikauba is mainly accessible thanks to the route 169 and the route 175 (connecting Quebec and Chicoutimi). Other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.[1]
Forestry developed in the sector at the end of the 19th century, thus generating the development of hunting and fishing activities.
The surface of the Petite rivière Pikauba is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to the end of March.
The Petite Rivière Pikauba rises at the mouth of Lac Desjardins. This lake is located in the central part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This lake has a length of 0.5km (00.3miles), an altitude is 928m (3,045feet). The mouth of Lac Desjardins is located at:
From the mouth of Lac Desjardins, the Petite rivière Pikauba flows over 74.1km (46miles), with a drop of 580m (1,900feet), according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Petite rivière Pikauba (segment of 37.3km (23.2miles))
Intermediate course of the Petite rivière Pikauba (segment of 19.4km (12.1miles))
Lower course of the Petite rivière Pikauba (segment of 27.4km (17miles))
The Little Pikauba River flows into a bay on the south shore of Kenogami Lake, 1km (01miles) west of Pointe Finnigan which is attached to the south shore of the lake. This confluence of the small Pikauba River is located at:
From the confluence of the Little Pikauba river and the Pikauba River the current successively follows the course of the latter on 26.5km (16.5miles) towards the north, crosses the Kenogami Lake on 17.6km (10.9miles) north-east to barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follow the course of the Chicoutimi River on 26.2km (16.3miles) to the east, then the northeast and the course of the Saguenay River on 114.6km (71.2miles) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.[2]
The toponym "Petite rivière Pikauba" was formalized on January 8, 1981, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]