| Chemin des canots 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: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Unorganised territory |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Pikauba |
| Length: | 20.8km (12.9miles)[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Lac-Pikauba |
| Source1: | Mountain creek |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Pikauba |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.8476°N -70.8768°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 925m (3,035feet) |
| Mouth: | Malbaie River |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Pikauba |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.765°N -70.7986°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 640m (2,100feet) |
| River System: | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Discharge of "l’Étang aux Maringouins", discharge of "lac du Creux" and of "lac de la Panetière". |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Discharge of "lac de la jeune Loutre", discharge of "lac Bondy", discharge of "Petit lac Drolet", discharge of a set of lakes (Raymond, des Vents, des Oréades, des Tétras, Liette, des Fagots et Hallebarde), discharge of lakes Sandra and "des Bousiers", discharge of a set of lakes (Bazot, Bazet, Issor et Harpin), discharge of a set of lakes (Gautreau, Mafflu, du Ponceau, Trique et des Nuages), discharge of lac Vivet. |
The Chemin des Canots River (rivière du Chemin des canots) is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The Chemin des Canots River crosses the eastern part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve; it flows into a river bend on the southwestern bank of the Malbaie River facing the zec des Martres.
The lower and middle parts of the Chemin des Canots River valley are served primarily by R0360 forest road and some other secondary forest roads, for forestry and recreational tourism purposes.[2]
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the Chemin des Canots River is usually frozen from early December to late March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
The middle section of Chemin des Canots River has a series of nine lakes aligned from north to south on 8.4km (05.2miles) between Lac Duquette and Lac Robitaille. Canoeing can be practiced on this river for about ten kilometers; however, this river segment has only one portage to bypass the rapids between Lake Layrac and Canoe Lake. A canoe trip or by air can admire the summits of surrounding mountains named according to the main summits of the International Organization of the Francophonie:
The main hydrographic slopes near the Chemin des Canots River are:
The Canots River River rises at the mouth of a mountain stream (elevation: 925m (3,035feet)) at:
From its source (Pimpant Lake), the Chemin des Canots River descends on 20.8km (12.9miles) entirely in forest and mountainous areas, with a difference of 285m (935feet) depending on the segments following:
The Chemin des Canots River flows on the west bank of the Malbaie River downstream of a river curve and a rapids area. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the Chemin des Canots River, the current flows down the course of the Malbaie River on 117.1km (72.8miles) to the northeast, south and south-east, which empties on the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River.