| Petite rivière à l'Ours (rivière à l'Ours) - South | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | TNO or Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Sainte-Hedwidge |
| Length: | 11.2km (07miles) |
| Source1: | Lac des Trois Îles |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Ashuapmushuan |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.3825°N -72.6167°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 450m (1,480feet) |
| Mouth: | Rivière à l'Ours |
| Mouth Location: | Sainte-Hedwidge |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.5842°N -72.4822°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 350m (1,150feet) |
| Progression: | Rivière à l'Ours, Ashuapmushuan River, Lac Saint-Jean, Saguenay River |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) Discharge of several small lakes including Lac de la Chanterelle, discharge of two small lakes. |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) Discharge from a small lake, discharge from lakes Maurice and l'Orignal, discharge from Lake Linotte, discharge from a small lake, discharge from Lake Émile. |
The Petite rivière à l'Ours - South (English: Little river of the Bear) is a tributary of rivière à l'Ours, flowing successively in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan and in the municipality of Sainte-Hedwidge, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Little Bear River valley is served by forest roads.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley, as well as recreational tourism activities in the Zec de la Lièvre area.
The surface of the Little Bear River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
The Little Bear River takes its source from the Three Islands Lake (length: ; altitude:), in Zec de la Lièvre in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan. This lake is fed by the outlet (coming from the north) of two lakes including Lac Paul. The mouth of this small lake is located at:
From the mouth of the Three Islands lake, the Little Bear River flows over with a drop of especially in forest areas, according to following segments:
The Little Bear River flows into a bend on the southeast bank of the rivière à l'Ours. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Little Bear River, the current successively descends the course of the rivière à l'Ours over north, then northeast; the Ashuapmushuan River towards the south-east on ; then crosses lake Saint-Jean east on (ie its full length), follows the course of the Saguenay River via the Petite Décharge on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.[2]
The rivière à l'Ours has two tributaries with the same toponymic designation: Little Bear River. The watercourse covered by this article constitutes the southern branch.
The toponym "Little Bear River" was formalized on February 25, 1976, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]