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The rivière aux Sables is a river of the city of Saguenay (city), in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. This watercourse constitutes one of the two outlets of Kenogami Lake; it flows north to flow into the Saguenay River. It is the only river that crosses Jonquière.

Rivière aux Sables
Aluminum walkway spanning the "rivière aux Sables" in Saguenay (city)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
CitySaguenay
Physical characteristics
SourceKenogami Lake
  locationSaguenay
  coordinates48.32667°N 71.37666°E / 48.32667; 71.37666
  elevation164
MouthKenogami Lake
  location
Saguenay
  coordinates
48.44278°N 71.24694°E / 48.44278; 71.24694
  elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Length11 km (6.8 mi)[1]
Discharge 
  locationSaguenay
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(from the mouth) Ruisseau des Chasseurs, ruisseau Desgagné.
  right(from the mouth) Ruisseau Ratté, ruisseau Dallaire.

The Saint-Jean-Baptiste street serves the West Bank; Saint-Dominique street serves the east bank. The "Boulevard du Royaume" and Price street serve the lower part. The autoroute 70 cuts the middle of the watercourse[2] · .[3]

The surface of the "rivière aux Sables" is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.


Geography


Very close to the Captain's Marina at Lake Kénogani Qc
Very close to the Captain's Marina at Lake Kénogani Qc

The main watersheds neighboring the Rivière aux Sables are:

The Sables River rises at the Pibrac-Ouest dam of Kenogami Lake (length: 26.9 km (16.7 mi); altitude: 164 m (538 ft)). This source is located at:

From its source (Pibrac-Ouest dam), the "rivière aux Sables" flows over 10.1 km (6.3 mi) with a drop of 159 m (522 ft) generally in urban areas, according to the following segments:

The Rivière aux Sables flows onto the south bank of the Saguenay River. This confluence is located at:

From the mouth of the "rivière aux Sables", the current successively follows the course of the Saguenay River on 142.7 km (88.7 mi) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.[2] The mouth of "rivière aux Sables" is at 14.5 km (9.0 mi) upstream from the mouth of Chicoutimi River.


Bridges crossing it (from south to north)


Many bridges cross this river.


Tourist attractions


At the level of Jonquière, the "rivière aux Sables" is peaceful which allows citizens to do many activities. In summer, you can go fishing and navigate by pedal boat or canoe.

During Father's Day, the Jonquière hospital organizes a "duck race" to collect donations. The event takes place on the river, where thousands of small yellow ducklings are released. These are swept away by the current and the first to reach the finish line designates the winner of the race. The event is now taking place at the end of the summer.


Toponymy


The toponym "Rivière aux Sables" was formalized on December 5, 1968} at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]


Notes and references


  1. Report on the sharing of flows in the Chicoutimi and "rivière aux Sables", Louison Lepage, UQAC, October 1998, accessed May 30, 2013.
  2. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, from the database and instrumentation of the site". 12 September 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. Commission de toponymie du Québec - rivière aux Sables

Appendices





На других языках


[de] Rivière aux Sables

Der Rivière aux Sables ist ein rechter Nebenfluss des Rivière Saguenay in der Verwaltungsregion Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean der kanadischen Provinz Québec.
- [en] Rivière aux Sables (Saguenay River tributary)



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