The Rivière à Benjamin is a tributary of the Baie des Ha! Ha!, flowing in the territory of the city of Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Rivière à Benjamin | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
Regional County Municipality | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
City | Saguenay |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mountain streams |
• location | Saguenay |
• coordinates | 48.38665°N 70.90290°W / 48.38665; -70.90290 |
• elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
Mouth | Baie des Ha! Ha! |
• location | Saguenay (sector "La Baie" |
• coordinates | 48.35695°N 70.86916°E / 48.35695; 70.86916 |
• elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Length | 5.7 km (3.5 mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Saguenay (sector "La Baie") |
This small valley is served by the Anse-à-Benjamin road (east side of the river) and Saint-Joseph road (west side), for forestry, agriculture, recreation and tourist activities and for residents of this area.[2]
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Benjamin River is usually frozen from early December to late March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
The main neighboring river basins at Benjamin are:
The Benjamin river rises at the confluence of mountain streams (altitude:92 m (302 ft)). This source is located at:
From its source, Rivière à Benjamin flows over 5.7 km (3.5 mi) with a drop of 88 km (55 mi) entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
Rivière à Benjamin pours into the bottom of "Anse à Benjamin" on the northwest shore of Baie des Ha! Ha!, in the Bagotville area. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the Benjamin river with the Baie des Ha! Ha!, the current crosses this bay on 11.0 km (6.8 mi) to the northeast, then the course of the Saguenay River on 99.5 km (61.8 mi) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.[3]
The term "Benjamin" is a French first name.
The toponym “Rivière à Benjamin” was formalized on August 28, 1980, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]