Saint-Étienne River
Saint-Étienne River is located in Quebec
Saint-Étienne River
Native nameRivière Saint-Étienne (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitiesPetit-Saguenay and Baie-Sainte-Catherine
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Ovila-Lavoie
  locationPetit-Saguenay
  coordinates48°10′29″N 69°56′41″W / 48.17465°N 69.94485°W / 48.17465; -69.94485
  elevation132 m (433 ft)
MouthSaguenay River
  location
Petit-Saguenay
  coordinates
48°12′02″N 69°54′53″W / 48.20055°N 69.91472°W / 48.20055; -69.91472
  elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Length4.8 km (3.0 mi)[1]
Discharge 
  locationBaie-Sainte-Catherine
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftDécharge du lac Fidelin.
  rightEmbranchement Gagnon.

The Saint-Étienne River is a tributary of the south shore of the Saguenay River flowing into the municipality of Petit-Saguenay in the Saguenay Fjord, Quebec, Canada. In the end, this river crosses the Saguenay Fjord National Park.

The Saint-Étienne River Valley is mainly served by Chemin Saint-Étienne and Chemin du Lac Fidelin.[2][3]

Forestry is the first economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.

The surface of the Saint-Étienne River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Saint-Étienne River are:

The Saint-Étienne River rises at the mouth of Lac des Côtes (length: 0.6 km (0.37 mi); altitude: 132 m (433 ft)). This source is located at: 3.8 km (2.4 mi) south of its mouth (confluence with the Saguenay River); 7.4 km (4.6 mi) northeast of a curve of the Petit Saguenay River; 18.0 km (11.2 mi) west of the mouth of the Saguenay River; 10.2 km (6.3 mi) south-east of the village center of Petit-Saguenay.

From its source (Lac des Côtes), the course of the Saint-Étienne River descends on 4.8 km (3.0 mi) according to the following segments: 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northerly in a confined valley to the outlet (from the southeast) of an unidentified lake; 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northerly in a concealed valley to the outlet (coming from the west) of Lac Fidelin; 0.4 km (0.25 mi) blaster in a valley through Saguenay Fjord National Park to its mouth.[4]

The mouth of the Saint-Étienne River flows into the bottom of Anse Saint-Étienne on the south shore of the Saguenay River. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy

The toponym "Saint-Étienne River" refers to St. Stephen (French: Saint-Étienne), a patron of the Roman Catholic Church.

The toponym "Saint-Étienne River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

Notes and references

  1. "Rivière Saint-Étienne, Bank of Quebec place names". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Rivière Saint-Étienne (Saint-Étienne River)". Commission de Toponymie du Québec. Bank of Quebec place names.
  3. Open Street Map - Retrieved December 9, 2019
  4. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". 12 September 2016.

See also

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