| Ruisseau Contourné | |
| 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 and La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Moncouche and Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Length: | 6.1km (03.8miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Source1: | Étoile Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Moncouche |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.9599°N -71.8834°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 462m (1,516feet) |
| Mouth: | Rivière aux Montagnais |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.9226°N -71.9163°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 4444m (14,580feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (upward from the mouth) Discharge of lac Louisette and lac Pinsonneault, discharge of lac Dépatie. |
| Tributaries Right: | (upward from the mouth) Discharge of lac Delaunais. |
The ruisseau Contourné is a tributary of the north shore of the rivière aux Montagnais, flowing near the northern limit in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course crosses:
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Contourné Creek (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 adjacent to "Ruisseau Contourné" are:
The ruisseau Contourné rises at Lac Étoile (length: ; altitude:). This misshapen lake has four bays; its mouth is located at the bottom of the south bay. Star Lake is located southeast of Starr Lake. The shape of these two lakes is similar.
From its source (mouth of Magny Lake), the course of Contourné stream descends on, with a drop of according to the following segments:
From the confluence of the Contourné stream, the current descends on:
The toponym "ruisseau Contourné" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]