Savane River (Rivière des Neiges tributary) explained

Savane River
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Capitale-Nationale
Subdivision Type4:RCM
Subdivision Name4:La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:Unorganized territory
Subdivision Name5:Lac-Jacques-Cartier
Length:17.3km (10.7miles)
Discharge1 Min:NaNm3/sMarch
Discharge1 Avg:NaNm3/s
Discharge1 Max:NaNm3/sMay
Source1:Confluence of two forest streams
Source1 Location:Lac-Jacques-Cartier Unorganized Territory, La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
Source1 Coordinates:47.4258°N -70.9303°W
Source1 Elevation:850m (2,790feet)
Mouth:Montmorency River
Mouth Location:Lac-Jacques-Cartier Unorganized Territory
Mouth Coordinates:47.32°N -71.0008°W
Mouth Elevation:650m (2,130feet)
Basin Size:NaNkm2
Tributaries Left:(upward from the mouth) Ruisseau Sauvage which turns out to be the outlet of a set of three lakes including Sauvage and La Hache, outlet of lac à l'Île, two unidentified streams, outlet of Creux lake and Scotty lake, unidentified stream.
Tributaries Right:(upward from the mouth) O'Grady stream, unidentified stream, unidentified stream.

The Savane River is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière des Neiges, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The upper part of this river begins south of Lac Allioux in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve; then the course of the river flows outside and more or less parallel to the limit of the reserve. The upper part of this river flows more or less in parallel with the Portage brook flowing north crossing Lac Savane then borrowing the course of the rivière Savane du Nord which is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River.

This valley is mainly served by a secondary forest road going up the south-eastern bank of the Savane river. This route is mainly used for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

Because of its altitude, the surface of the upper Savane River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Savane River takes its source at the confluence of two mountain streams, west of the limit of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This source is located west of Portage brook, northeast of the confluence of the Savane river and the rivière des Neiges, west of the west bank of the St. Lawrence River and north of the mouth of the Montmorency River.

From its source, the course of the Savane river descends on entirely in the forest zone, with a drop of, according to the following segments:

From the confluence of the Camp Brûlé river, the current descends on southwards the course of the Rivière des Neiges, then flows on generally towards the south by the course of the Montmorency river, to the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river.[1]

Toponymy

The river toponym of Camp Brûlé was formalized on December 13, 1996, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/fr/index.html Atlas du Canada - Canadian Department of Natural Resources - Savane River - Distance and altitude measurements established from the application of site measurements.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=164834 Rivière Savane - Bank of place names of Quebec - Commission de toponymie du Québec - accessed March 3, 2020