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The Rocheuse river (English: Rocky River) is a tributary of the rivière du Malin, located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada.[1] The course of the river passes in particular in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

Rocheuse River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityLa Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
Unorganized territoryLac-Jacques-Cartier
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of two forest streams
  locationLac-Jacques-Cartier
  coordinates47.43698°N 71.29036°W / 47.43698; -71.29036
  elevation780 m (2,560 ft)
MouthRivière du Malin
  location
Lac-Jacques-Cartier
  coordinates
47.40583°N 71.36417°W / 47.40583; -71.36417
  elevation
557 m (1,827 ft)
Length17.5 km (10.9 mi)
Discharge 
  locationLac-Jacques-Cartier
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(Upward from the mouth) Décharge (via le Lac des Alliés) des lacs, César, Crassus et Pompée, décharge (via une baie du lac des Alliés) des lacs Walsh, Fragasso, Marguerite et Ti-Coq.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the Rocheuse River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March.


Geography


The main watersheds adjacent to the Rocky River are:

The Rocheuse river originates at the confluence of two mountain streams 780 metres (2,560 ft), located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the regional county municipality (MRC) La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality.[1] From this confluence, the Rocheuse river flows on 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi), with a total drop of 223 metres (732 ft), according to the following segments:

From the confluence of the Rocky River, the current flows for 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) to the southwest, following the course of the rivière du Malin, a deep valley; then on south by the course of the Jacques-Cartier River to the northeast bank of the Saint Lawrence river.[2]


Toponymy


The toponym "rivière Rocheuse" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]


Notes and references



See also


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