Rivière aux Canots Est


The Rivière aux Canots Est is a tributary of the Rivière aux Canots, flowing in the unorganized territories of Lac-Achouakan and Lac-Moncouche, the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the Rivière aux Canots Est crosses the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
The valley of the Rivière aux Canots Est is served indirectly by the route 169. This valley is also served by a few secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Rivière aux Canots Est 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 the Rivière aux Canots Est are:
The Rivière aux Canots Est rises at Lac Bonjour in a forest area in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This lake is mainly fed by the outlet from Lake Calderly and the outlet from Lac des Hannetons. This source is located at:
From its source, the Rivière aux Canots Est flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
The Rivière aux Canots Est flows into the northeast bank of the Rivière aux Canots. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Rivière aux Canots Est, the current successively follows the course of the Rivière aux Canots on generally west, the course of the Rivière aux Écorces on generally north, the course of the Pikauba River on generally north, crosses Kenogami Lake on north-east to barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on to the east, then the northeast and the course of the Saguenay River on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière aux Canots Est" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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