| Rivière à la Cruche (River of the jug) | |
| 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: | 9.9km (06.2miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Lac-Pikauba, Quebec |
| Source1: | Pimpant Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Pikauba, Quebec |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.9489°N -70.805°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 979m (3,212feet) |
| Mouth: | Malbaie River |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Pikauba, Quebec |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.89°N 70.7522°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 672m (2,205feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | Discharge of "Petit lac à la Cruche". |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Ruisseau de montagne, discharge of "lac à la Cruche", mountain creek, mountain creek, discharge of lac Myel. |
The rivière à la Cruche (river of the jug) is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the Lac-Pikauba unorganized territory, into the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Most of the "rivière à la Cruche" flows to the eastern end of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve except for the lower part of its course.
The hydrographic slope of "rivière à la Cruche" is served primarily by route 381 (north–south direction) which goes up this valley. It is also served by various secondary forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism purposes.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The "rivière à la Cruche" area is usually frozen from early December to late March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
The mouth of La Cruche River is located between 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 "rivière à la Cruche" are:
La Cruche River rises at the mouth of Pimpant Lake (length: 0.17km (00.11miles); altitude: 979m (3,212feet)) in the southwest corner of the township of Lalemant. The mouth of this lake is located at:
From its source (Pimpant Lake), the Cruche river descends on 9.9km (06.2miles) in forested and mountainous areas, with a difference of 307m (1,007feet) according to the following segments:
The "rivière à la Cruche" flows into a swirl zone on the west bank of the Malbaie River. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the La Cruche River, the current flows down the Malbaie River over 98.9km (61.5miles) to the northeast, south, and south-east, which flows on the northwestern shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The toponym "Rivière à la Cruche" is indicated on the draft "Lac des Martres", 1961-09-25, item 84. This name was approved on 1963-07-03 by the Quebec Geography Commission.
The toponym "Cruche River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.[3]