La Petite Décharge is a tributary of La Grosse Décharge, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of "La Petite Décharge" crosses the northern part of the zec Mars-Moulin. This small valley is served by the "Chemin de la Consol Paper" and the "Chemin des Lac des Maltais". A few other secondary forest roads serve "La Petite Décharge" valley, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of "La Petite Décharge" 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.
Geography
The main watersheds neighboring "La Petite Décharge" are:
south-west of the confluence of the Petite Décharge and la Grosse Décharge;
south-east of the Portage-des-Roches dam, erected at the head of the Chicoutimi River;
south-east of the confluence of the rivière du Moulin and the Saguenay River in the Chicoutimi sector of the city of Saguenay.
From its source, La Petite Décharge flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
towards the northeast by collecting the discharge of the "Grand lac à Foin" and the "Petit lac à Foin", up to a bend of the river, corresponding to a small lake;
towards the north while continuing to cross a small lake, until at the outlet of a stream;
towards the east by crossing on a small lake, then north curving northeast, to a stream ;
towards the north-east, forming a large curve towards the west, up to a stream ;
towards the northeast, in particular by crossing a small lake, by collecting a stream, then bending towards the east, to a stream ;
north-east, to its mouth.
The Little Discharge emties on the south bank of the Grosse Décharge. This confluence is located at:
south-west of the confluence of the Mars river and the Baie des Ha! Ha!;
south-east of downtown Saguenay.
From the mouth of the "Petite Décharge", the current successively follows the course of the Grosse Décharge on to the east, the course of the rivière à Mars on north and northeast, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! on towards the northeast, then the course of the Saguenay River on in the east until Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.
