Raquette River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
Regional County Municipality | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality |
City | Larouche et Saint-Bruno |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lac Raquette |
• location | Larouche |
• coordinates | 48°26′53″N 71°32′30″E / 48.44800°N 71.54161°E |
• elevation | 159 |
Mouth | Bédard River |
• location | Saint-Bruno |
• coordinates | 48°30′30″N 71°40′32″E / 48.50833°N 71.67555°E |
• elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Length | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Alma |
The Raquette River is a tributary of the Bédard River, flowing in the municipalities of Larouche (MRC du Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Bruno (MRC de Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Raquette river valley is served by route 169, route 170, chemin du 6e rang Nord, chemin du 7e rang Sud, chemin du 8e rang Sud and chemin du 9e rang Sud, especially for forestry and agriculture. [1]
Agriculture is the main economic activity in the Raquette River area; forestry, second.
The surface of the Raquette River 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.
The main watersheds adjacent to the Raquette River are:
The Raquette River originates at Raquette Lake (length: 0.4 km (0.25 mi); altitude: 159 m (522 ft)) in the municipality of Larouche. This source is located at:
From its source (Raquette Lake), the Raquette River flows over 14.3 km (8.9 mi) with a drop of 51 km (32 mi) in the forest zone over 0.8 km (0.50 mi) in the upper part and generally agricultural for the lower part, according to the following segments:
The course of the Raquette river flows on the south bank of the Bédard river, in agricultural area. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Raquette river, the current follows the course of the Bédard river on 11.5 km (7.1 mi) towards the northwest, then the course of the Saguenay river on 139 km (86 mi) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary. [2]
The toponym “Raquette river” was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]
Raquette River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
Regional County Municipality | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality |
City | Larouche et Saint-Bruno |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lac Raquette |
• location | Larouche |
• coordinates | 48°26′53″N 71°32′30″E / 48.44800°N 71.54161°E |
• elevation | 159 |
Mouth | Bédard River |
• location | Saint-Bruno |
• coordinates | 48°30′30″N 71°40′32″E / 48.50833°N 71.67555°E |
• elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Length | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Alma |
The Raquette River is a tributary of the Bédard River, flowing in the municipalities of Larouche (MRC du Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality) and Saint-Bruno (MRC de Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Raquette river valley is served by route 169, route 170, chemin du 6e rang Nord, chemin du 7e rang Sud, chemin du 8e rang Sud and chemin du 9e rang Sud, especially for forestry and agriculture. [1]
Agriculture is the main economic activity in the Raquette River area; forestry, second.
The surface of the Raquette River 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.
The main watersheds adjacent to the Raquette River are:
The Raquette River originates at Raquette Lake (length: 0.4 km (0.25 mi); altitude: 159 m (522 ft)) in the municipality of Larouche. This source is located at:
From its source (Raquette Lake), the Raquette River flows over 14.3 km (8.9 mi) with a drop of 51 km (32 mi) in the forest zone over 0.8 km (0.50 mi) in the upper part and generally agricultural for the lower part, according to the following segments:
The course of the Raquette river flows on the south bank of the Bédard river, in agricultural area. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Raquette river, the current follows the course of the Bédard river on 11.5 km (7.1 mi) towards the northwest, then the course of the Saguenay river on 139 km (86 mi) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary. [2]
The toponym “Raquette river” was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]