Rivière à Ange


The rivière à Ange is a tributary of the West shore of the ruisseau du Pied du Mont, 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 a secondary forest road which connects to the Seminary road which cuts the intermediate part of the Pied du Mont stream. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Ange river 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.

Geography

The river at Ange takes its source at the mouth of Grand lac à Ange. This lake is enclosed between the mountains, a summit of which reaches at to the northeast; a summit reached at to the west; the summit of Montagne du Lac à Ange reaching to to the south. The mouth of this lake is located at:
From its source, the course of the river at Ange descends on with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The river at Ange flows in a bend on the west bank of the ruisseau du Pied du Mont in Baie-Saint-Paul. This mouth is located at:
From the mouth of the river at Ange, the current descends on the course of the ruisseau du Pied du Mont; 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.

Toponymy

This toponym appears on a 1955 map. According to oral testimony collected in 1970, this toponym refers to the first name of the guardian of the Lac Équerre facilities.
The toponym “Rivière à Ange” was formalized on March 25, 1997 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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