Petite rivière aux Saumons explained

Petite rivière aux Saumons
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:Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality
Length:13.1km (08.1miles)
Source1:Lake Anita
Source1 Location:Rivière-Mistassini
Source1 Coordinates:48.9728°N -72.8958°W
Source1 Elevation:279m (915feet)
Mouth:Ashuapmushuan River
Mouth Location:Saint-Thomas-Didyme
Mouth Coordinates:48.8733°N -72.8689°W
Mouth Elevation:190m (620feet)
Progression:Ashuapmushuan River, Lac Saint-Jean, Saguenay River, Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) discharge of a small lake, discharge of lakes Orignal, Line and Pointes, discharge of Lake Marcel (via le Lac de la Petite Rivière aux Saumons).
Tributaries Right:(upstream) Lac Têtu discharge, lake discharge, discharge of lakes Roger and Chaloupe (via Lac de la Petite Rivière aux Saumons), stream (via lake Malfait).

The Petite rivière aux Saumons (English: Little Salmons River) is a tributary of the Ashuapmushuan River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini and in the municipality of Saint-Thomas-Didyme, in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The valley of the Petite rivière aux Saumons is mainly served by forest roads.[1]

Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley.

Geography

The Petite rivière aux Saumons has its source at the mouth of the lake Anita (length: ; altitude:). This head lake has two emissaries: the other flows north to discharge towards Lac Chapeau which in turn flows into Petit lac à Jim.

The mouth of the lake Anita is located in a forest zone in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini, at:

From the mouth of the lake Anita, the Petite rivière aux Saumons flows over, with a drop of, entirely in a forest area, according to the following segments:

The Petite rivière aux Saumons empties on the north bank of the Ashuapmushuan River at upstream from the confluence of the rivière à la Loutre. This confluence is located at:

From the mouth of the Petite rivière aux Saumons, the current descends the course of the Ashuapmushuan river on, then crosses lac Saint-Jean eastward on (i.e. its full length), follows the course of the Saguenay River via la Petite Décharge on eastward to at Tadoussac where it meets the estuary of Saint Lawrence.[2]

Toponymy

The toponyms "Petite rivière aux Saumons" and "Lac de la Petite Rivière aux Saumons" are interrelated.

The toponym "Petite rivière aux Saumons" was made official on September 29, 1975, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=fr&article=Petite_rivière_aux_Saumons Open Street Map - Accessed July 21, 2020
  2. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation. July 21, 2020.
  3. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=78921 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Petite rivière aux Saumons