| Renaud River | |
| 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: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Length: | 4.3km (02.7miles) |
| Source1: | Stream at the bottom of Cap de la Mare |
| Source1 Location: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.4708°N -70.5329°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 37m (121feet) |
| Mouth: | Rivière du Gouffre |
| Mouth Location: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.4461°N 70.5103°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 10m (30feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Two streams, stream of the Mare des Champs. |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Stream, Équerre stream, Michel stream. |
The Renaud River is a tributary of the west bank of the lower part of the rivière du Gouffre, flowing entirely in the town of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada.
This valley is mainly served by the route 138 (boulevard de Monseigneur-De Laval) which runs along the foot of Cap de la Mare. Besides the Baie-Saint-Paul residential area, agriculture is the main economic activity in this valley.
The surface of the river at Renaud is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.
The Renaud river takes its source at the foot of Cap de la Mare from a stream (coming from the west) which descends the cliff. This source of the river is located at:
From its source, the course of the river at Renaud descends on in a plain on the west bank of the Rivière du Gouffre, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Renaud river flows on the southwest bank of Le Gros Bras, in the municipality of Saint-Urbain. This mouth is located at:
From the mouth of the river at Renaud, the current descends on with a drop of following the course of the Rivière du Gouffre which flows into Baie-Saint-Paul in the St. Lawrence River.[1]
The toponym "Rivière à Renaud" was formalized on August 29, 1972, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]