| Ruisseau du Pied du Mont | |
| 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: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Length: | 8.4km (05.2miles) |
| Source1: | Little unidentified lake |
| Source1 Location: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.4349°N -70.6484°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 536m (1,759feet) |
| Mouth: | Rivière des Mares (Gouffre River tributary) |
| Mouth Location: | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.485°N 70.6233°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 300m (1,000feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (from the mouth) Stream, rivière à Ange, outlet of Lac du Pied du Mont, two streams. |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Four streams. |
The ruisseau du Pied du Mont (English: Pied du Mont stream) is a tributary of the southern bank of the upper part of the rivière des Mares (Gouffre River tributary), flowing entirely in the town of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This valley is mainly served by the Chemin du Séminaire which cuts the intermediate part of this stream, as well as by another secondary forest road for the upper part. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The Pied du Mont stream surface is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.
The Pied du Mont stream rises at the mouth of an unidentified small lake (length: ; altitude:). This lake is enclosed between the mountains, a summit of which reaches at to the west; another peak reaches at to the southeast. The mouth of this lake is located at:
From its source, the course of the Pied du Mont stream descends on with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Pied du Mont stream flows into a bend in the South bank of the rivière des Mares (Gouffre River tributary) in Baie-Saint-Paul. This mouth is located at:
From the mouth of the Pied du Mont stream, the current descends on the course of the Mares river; then on with a drop of following the course of the Rivière du Gouffre which flows into Baie-Saint-Paul in the Saint-Laurent river.[1]
This descriptive toponymic designation was whose use was confirmed by the Quebec Seminary, was listed in 1996. The club Ruisseau du Pied du Mont, number 309, is located there. Variants of the official name: Ruisseau de la Mare and Ruisseau des Monts.
The toponym “Pied du Mont stream” was formalized on March 25, 1997, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]