| Rivière aux Canots | |
| 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: | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Unorganized territory |
| Subdivision Name5: | Belle-Rivière |
| Length: | 27.3km (17miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Belle-Rivière |
| Source1: | Lac Staffieri |
| Source1 Location: | Belle-Rivière |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.0413°N -71.7872°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 435m (1,427feet) |
| Mouth: | Métabetchouane River |
| Mouth Location: | Belle-Rivière |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.1622°N -71.8792°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 330m (1,080feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Discharge of lac Morainique, discharge of lac Hogue, discharge of lac des Massettes. |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Discharge of lac Madore, discharge of Lac Sous-le-Vent, ruisseau Gendreau. |
The rivière aux Canots is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Belle-Rivière, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The upper part of this river crosses the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
The surface of the Rivière aux Canots (except the rapids areas) is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.
The main watersheds neighboring the Rivière aux Canots are:
The Rivière aux Canots rises at the mouth of Lake Staffieri (length: ; altitude:) in the shape of a U due to almost island attached to the north shore and stretching to the south.
From its source, the course of Rivière aux Canots descends on, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
From the confluence of the Aux Canots river, the current descends the Métabetchouane River north on to the south shore of lac Saint-Jean; from there, the current crosses the latter on towards the northeast, then borrows the course of the Saguenay River via La Petite Décharge on until Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.[1]
The toponym "Rivière aux Canots" is associated with the use of this watercraft and body of water
The toponym “Rivière aux Canots” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]