| Rivière aux Outardes | |
| Name Other: | Anderson River |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Length: | 8.3km (05.2miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | NaNm3/s |
| Source1: | Lake Xavier |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Croche, Capitale-Nationale |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.5108°N -70.8494°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 232 |
| Mouth: | Saguenay River |
| Mouth Location: | Saint-Fulgence, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.4544°N -70.9194°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 4m (13feet) |
| Basin Size: | NaNkm2 |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Rivière aux Foins, Bedeau lake outlet |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Lac du Français and Lac Léon outlet |
The Rivière aux Outardes (English: Bustard River) is a tributary of the Saguenay River, flowing in the municipality of Saint-Fulgence, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The route 172 (route de Tadoussac) crosses the Outardes River at its mouth. Chemin du rang Saint-Louis (north–south direction) serves the western side of this river.
Forestry is the primary economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Outardes River 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 Outardes are:
The Rivière aux Outardes rises at the mouth of Lake Xavier (length: ; altitude:). This lake is located: south of the course of Le Petit Bras and to the northeast from the mouth of the Outardes river.
From its source, the confluence of Lake Xavier, the course of the Outardes River descends on according to the following segments:
The mouth of the Rivière aux Outardes flows onto the north bank of the Saguenay River in the municipality of Saint-Fulgence. This confluence of the Rivière aux Outardes is located at:
From the mouth of the Outardes river, the current follows the course of the Saguenay river up to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint-Laurent river.[1]
The toponym Rivière aux Outardes was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]