Rivière aux Rats explained

Rivière aux Rats
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:3.72km (02.31miles)
Discharge1 Location:Saguenay
Source1 Location:Saguenay
Mouth:Saguenay River
Mouth Location:Saguenay
Mouth Coordinates:48.4233°N -71.0653°W
Mouth Elevation:4m (13feet)

The rivière aux Rats (from muskrat) is a watercourse crossing the borough Chicoutimi sector, at Saguenay (city) (Quebec, Canada). At 3.72km (02.31miles) in length, it is a minor tributary of the Saguenay River.[1]

The surface of the Rivière aux Rats is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however, the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.

Description

The Rats river flows more or less in parallel between the Chicoutimi River (west side) and the rivière du Moulin (east side).

The Rivière aux Rats begins, in the south, near boulevard du Royaume (route 170), passes near Rosaire-Gauthier Park, under Jean-Béliveau Park and empties into Saguenay River at the height of the rue de l'Hotel-de-Ville.

This watercourse was, in part, channeled in 1929 under the Chicoutimi Downtown.[2]

In its southern part, a woodland protects its natural state.[3] A 2.4km (01.5miles) trail, accessible all year round, has been built along the Rats River: the Muscat Rats Trail.[4]

Toponymy

The toponym “Rivière aux Rats” was formalized on February 25, 1976, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://grandquebec.com/eaux-du-quebec/riviere-rats/ grandquebec.com
  2. http://www.shistoriquesaguenay.com/PhotoDescr.asp?TxtPhoto=chicoutimi&offset=3480 shistoriquesaguenay.com
  3. http://www.lvbf.org/img/pdf_cartes/b_urbains/rats_musques.pdf lvbf.org
  4. http://baliseqc.ca/hiver/regions/saguenay-lac-saint-jean/Sentier-aux-rats-musques baliseqc.ca
  5. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=71299 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Rats