| Rivière à Benjamin | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Saguenay |
| Length: | 5.7km (03.5miles)[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Saguenay (sector "La Baie") |
| Source1: | Mountain streams |
| Source1 Location: | Saguenay |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.3867°N -70.9029°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 92m (302feet) |
| Mouth: | Baie des Ha! Ha! |
| Mouth Location: | Saguenay (sector "La Baie" |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.357°N -70.8692°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 4m (13feet) |
The Rivière à Benjamin is a tributary of the Baie des Ha! Ha!, flowing in the territory of the city of Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This small valley is served by the Anse-à-Benjamin road (east side of the river) and Saint-Joseph road (west side), for forestry, agriculture, recreation and tourist activities and for residents of this area.[2]
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Benjamin River is usually frozen from early December to late March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
The main neighboring river basins at Benjamin are:
The Benjamin river rises at the confluence of mountain streams (altitude:92m (302feet)). This source is located at:
From its source, Rivière à Benjamin flows over 5.7km (03.5miles) with a drop of 88km (55miles) entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
Rivière à Benjamin pours into the bottom of "Anse à Benjamin" on the northwest shore of Baie des Ha! Ha!, in the Bagotville area. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the Benjamin river with the Baie des Ha! Ha!, the current crosses this bay on 11km (07miles) to the northeast, then the course of the Saguenay River on 99.5km (61.8miles) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.[3]
The term "Benjamin" is a French first name.
The toponym “Rivière à Benjamin” was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]