| Rivière Porc-Épic | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Unorganized territory |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Pikauba, Quebec |
| Length: | 9.2km (05.7miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Lac-Pikauba |
| Source1: | Lac de la Hache |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Pikauba |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.8402°N -70.7248°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 839m (2,753feet) |
| Mouth: | Malbaie River |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Pikauba |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.8956°N 70.7386°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 712m (2,336feet) |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) discharge of Michta Lake, discharge of "lac de la Flèche", discharge of "lac de la Mésange", discharge of Beaulieu Lake. |
The Porc-Épic River is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Most of the Porc-Épic River flows into the territory of the Zec des Martres, except for the last 1.6km (01miles) before reaching its mouth.
The hydrographic slope of the Porc-Épic River is served mainly by a secondary forest road that goes up this valley for forestry and recreational tourism purposes.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the Porc-Épic River is usually frozen from early December to late March, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
The mouth of the Porc-Épic River is located between the territories of the Grands-Jardins National Park and Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park; between Ha! Ha! Lake and the Lac des Martres.
The main hydrographic slopes near the Porc-Épic River are:
The Porc-Épic River originates at the mouth of Lac de la Hache (length: 0.7km (00.4miles); altitude: 712m (2,336feet)). The mouth of this lake is located at:
From its source (Pimpant Lake), the Porc-Épic River descends on 9.2km (05.7miles) entirely in forested and mountainous zones, with a difference of 127m (417feet) according to the following segments:
The Porc-Épic River flows into a swirl zone on the west bank of the Malbaie River. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the Porc-Épic River, the current flows down the Malbaie River to 91.1km (56.6miles) east, then south-east, which flows over the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The name "Porc-Épic River" appears in the Dictionary of Rivers and Lakes of the Province of Quebec, 1925, page 141. This name was approved on 1963-07-03 by the Commission de géographie du Québec.
The toponym "Porc-Épic River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.[3]