Little River of the Chef

The Little River of the Chef (French: Petite rivière du Chef) is a tributary of the La Loche River (Ashuapmushuan River), flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, into the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Le Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.

Little River of the Chef
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Physical characteristics
SourceAigremont Lake
  locationLac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec (unorganized territory), RCM Le Domaine-du-Roy, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
  coordinates49°19′30″N 73°48′56″W
  elevation397 m (1,302 ft)
MouthLa Loche River (Ashuapmushuan River)
  location
Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec (unorganized territory), RCM Le Domaine-du-Roy, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
  coordinates
49°22′16″N 73°42′50″W
  elevation
382 m (1,253 ft)
Length13.7 km (8.5 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left
  • (upstream)
  • outlet of lake Réans
  • outlet of lake Aubertin
  • outlet of lake Rétaud
  • outlet of lakes de la Crapaudière, Férin,
  • Grabels, Mignault, en Chenille, Saudron,
  • Agris, Véel, Virgule
  • outlet of lake Lac Cozzano
  • outlet of lakes Irles, des Petits Rapides,
  • Issel, Bouteillet, Tomahawk, Bachois,
  • Hermé, du Petit Chien, Pommard, Mélan,
  • Penché, Liguol, Briec, Monsac, Savoyard,
  • Olley, Thot, Chiron, Crépand, thainas,
  • Ymer and Aristote.
  right
  • (upstream)
  • outlet of lake Touin
  • outlet of lake de la Banquette
  • outlet of a set of lakes such Montoir,
  • Dionysos, Brugelogne, Asset, Burcin,
  • Palavas, Famars et Halsou.

The "Little River of the Chef" flows in the townships of Aigremont, Denault and Cazeneuve. The upper part of the river runs through the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.

The forest road R0203 (North-South direction) serves the lower part of the valley of the "Little River of the Chef"; this road starts at the junction of route 167 which links Chibougamau to Saint-Félicien, Quebec. Going up north, the R0203 road branches off to the northeast to reach the Hilarion River.

The "Little River of the Chef" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the "Little River of the Chef" are:

The "Little River of the Chef" originates at the mouth of Aigremont Lake (length: 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi), altitude: 397 metres (1,302 ft)) located in the township of Le Ber. The mouth of this head lake is located at:

From the mouth of Aigremont Lake, the course of the "Little River of the Chef" flows over 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the North (with a curve towards the North-East at the end of the segment) in particular by cutting a forest road at the beginning of the segment and crossing on 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) "Débâcle Lake" (length: 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in); altitude: 393 metres (1,289 ft)) to the southwestern shore of Lac des Cantons;
  • 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the east, crossing Lake Cantons (length: 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi); altitude: 389 metres (1,276 ft));
  • 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) north-east, to the southern limit of the canton of Cazeneuve;
  • 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) northeasterly in Cazeneuve Township to mouth.[2]

The confluence of the "Petite rivière du Chef" with the Normandin River is located at:

The "Little River of the Chef" flows to the southwest shore of the La Loche River (Ashuapmushuan River), which is 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) downstream from the confluence of the La Loche River (Ashuapmushuan River) with the Ashuapmushuan River. From this last confluence, the current flows down the Ashuapmushuan River (length: 193 kilometres (120 mi), to the northeast, then to the southeast, which flows to Saint-Félicien, Quebec on the west shore of Lac Saint-Jean.

Toponymy

The toponym "Petite rivière du Chef" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.[3]

Notes and references

  1. "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) by the Department of Canada natural resources.
  3. Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Petite rivière du Chef".

See also

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