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The rivière aux Iroquois is a tributary of lac Saint-Jean, flowing the municipality of Sainte-Hedwidge and Saint-Prime, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Rivière aux Iroquois
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
MRCLe Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
TNO or MunicipalityRoberval
Physical characteristics
SourceLac aux Iroquois
  locationSainte-Hedwidge
  coordinates48°22′15″N 72°29′19″W
  elevation371 m (1,217 ft)
MouthLac Saint-Jean
  location
Saint-Prime
  coordinates
48°36′07″N 72°19′55″W
  elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Length48 km (30 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLac Saint-Jean, Saguenay River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) Deuxième Bras des Iroquois, Lac du Dix outlet, one stream, Lac aux Outardes outlet, three streams.
  right(upstream) Gosselin stream, five streams, outlet of Lac Vert, outlet of a small lake, outlet of Lac à la Loutre, two streams.

The upper part of the Iroquois river valley is served by the Chemin de la Lièvre, the Chemin du Lac-à-la-Loutre and the Chemin de la Rexfor; the intermediate part, via Chemin du Lac-du-Dix, Chemin du 9e rang and chemin du 8e rang; the lower part via Chemin du 3e rang, Route Marcel-Auclair and Rue Principale.[1] Forestry is the main economic activity in the middle part of this valley; agriculture, in the lower part.[2]

The surface of the Iroquois River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, traffic on the ice is generally safe from mid-December to mid-March.


Geography


The Rivière aux Iroquois takes its source from Lac aux Iroquois (length: 1.6 km (0.99 mi); altitude: 371 m (1,217 ft)) in Sainte-Hedwidge. This deformed lake has two parts separated by a peninsula which face each other: one of 0.6 km (0.37 mi) attached to the north shore and the other of 0.13 km (0.081 mi), attached to the south shore. The mouth of Lac aux Iroquois is located at:

From the mouth of Lac aux Iroquois, the Iroquois river flows over 48 km (30 mi) with a drop of 270 m (890 ft), according to the following segments:

The Rivière aux Iroquois flows onto the southwest shore of lac Saint-Jean. This confluence is located between the villages of Saint-Prime and Pointe-Bleue, either:

From the mouth of the Iroquois River, the current crosses Lake Saint-Jean east on 42.5 km (26.4 mi) northeast, follows the course of the Saguenay River (via the Little Landfill) on 172.3 km (107.1 mi) eastwards to Tadoussac where it merges with the Estuary of Saint Lawrence.[2]

The area of the Iroquois River watershed is 204.6 km2 (79.0 sq mi).[3]


Toponymy


The toponym "Rivière aux Iroquois" is linked to that of the head lake and that of the main arm designated "Second arm to the Iroquois".

The toponym "Rivière aux Iroquois" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]


Notes and references


  1. Open Street Map - Accessed July 4, 2020
  2. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". 12 September 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2020. Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the instrumentation of the site
  3. Organisme de bassin versant Lac-Saint-Jean (Lac-Saint-Jean watershed organization) (2014). Plan directeur de l'eau du bassin versant du lac Saint-Jean (Master plan for water in the Lac Saint-Jean watershed): Part2: Basin Analysis (PDF). Normandin. p. 34. Retrieved July 5, 2020..
  4. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Iroquois

Appendices


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